Fall Into 20% Off Merlot
There’s something about September in the foothills – the light turns a little gold, the evenings cool off enough to break out your favorite sweater, and Merlot starts sounding like exactly the right idea. This month, we’re celebrating with 20% off both our Classic and Reserve Merlots.
Our Classic Merlot is the easy, everyday pour – soft tannins, ripe red fruit, and just enough spice to keep things interesting. It’s the bottle you open on a Tuesday and the one you bring to a dinner party without a second thought.
For something a little more special, our Reserve Merlot brings more depth and structure, with richer dark fruit notes and a longer finish – perfect for slowing down and savoring the glass.
Whether you’re restocking your everyday favorite or treating yourself to the Reserve, this is the month to do it. Stop by the tasting room in Murphys or shop online – this discount is live all September long!
Cheers to fall, and to Merlot season. #merlotszn
Meet the Wine: Our Merlot Collection
100% Merlot
Appellation: Sierra Foothills
Aging: 24 Months French & American Oak
95% Merlot, 5% Petite Verdot
Appellation: Lodi
Aging: 6 Months New French Oak
WINEMAKER NOTES
The Ironstone 2022 Reserve Merlot is a first-class wine deserving of high respect. Generous fruit notes with hints of nutmeg and cloves. Raspberry, black cherry and mouthwatering plums make way for a smooth, structured finish with silky flavors of chocolate and spice.
The Ironstone 2021 Classic Merlot is bursting with luscious fruit and soft tannins with excellent drinkability. Rich, ripe black cherry and black plums leads to a hint of vanilla and toast. Flavors of currants with juicy dark fruit and spicy cedar end with a rounded, well-balanced and complex finish.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
Merlot’s position in the middle of the red wine spectrum makes it a versatile food pairing partner, with a softer, fleshier, fruit-forward style that complements a wide range of dishes. Try it with middle-weight proteins like roast duck, turkey, or lean cuts of beef, hearty bean dishes with bacon or smoked ham, baked pasta dishes like lasagna, spicy rice dishes such as jambalaya, or even blackened salmon and other dense fish in a tomato-based sauce.
STOCK YOUR CELLAR
Shop the sale online or visit us in the tasting room in Murphys, CA – open Thursday through Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm. Wine Club members save even more — not a member yet? Join the Ironstone Wine Club and unlock exclusive pricing year-round.
For online shopping, visit our Wine Shop, use the code MERLOT20, and follow these steps to take advantage of the sale:
- Add our Classic and Reserve Merlots to your cart
- Head to checkout
- Do NOT use the ‘Promo Code’ section
- Click on ‘Items and Shipping’
- Beneath each item, you’ll see an ‘Apply Coupon’ option next to a tag icon
- Click there, enter code MERLOT20, and hit ‘submit’ to apply your discount
