This bottling of Merlot from Wild Arc, based in the Hudson Valley, is actually made from fruit on what winemaker Todd Cavallo calls "an amazing site" on the North Fork of Long Island. Todd says about this wine: "It's our attempt to make a more structured red wine... Extended maceration and aging have led to beautifully integrated tannins and some more density than you may be used to in our wines." Maritime New York Merlot should 100% percent be worth our attention, in our humble opinion, and we're pleased to share this dark-fruited, earth-driven version.