Buena Vista Stone Caves Merlot 2019

Buena Vista, founded in 1857, has the distinction of being California’s oldest premium winery – and our customers have exclusive access to some of their finest releases, like this velvety North Coast Merlot from excellent 2019.

Thanks to the latest stellar California vintage, the Buena Vista team had their pick of amazing-quality grapes. They hand-harvested the Merlot from premium vineyards across the North Coast – and gave the wine an especially long 16 months’ aging in fine oak barrels.

Named for a network of stone caves, dug by the estate’s colorful founder, Agoston Haraszthy de Mokesa (aka ‘The Count of Buena Vista’), Stone Caves Merlot delivers rich, plummy aromas and fresh, ripe cherry flavor, accented by delicate herb notes. This is an extremely food-friendly wine and will delight with roasted duck, creamy vegetarian risottos, and much more.

A fantastic value given the quality of the vintage – but you’ll have to hurry to get yours. Made in very limited quantities.