Best of the 1996 VDP selections; deep purple-colored, with plenty of deep, chocolatey, coffee/herb-tinged berry fruit, medium body, plush, dense texture, and good purity and ripeness in the fruit-driven finish; drink over the next 1-2 years; super value for a MerlotImported by William Deutsch, Armonk, NY; Tel. (914) 273-1221; fax (914) 273-1291