The Essence of Paso Robles: No far from the Pacific Ocean, along California's pristine Central Coast, lies Paso Robles-one of the world's most exciting wine regions. Here rolling terrain, varied soils and climate combine to yield character unique to this special place. At Robert Hall, we capture the essence of Paso Robles winemaking Select lots of hand-harvested grapes were chosen for our 2011 Merlot. Barrel aged in underground caverns for 14 months, the result is a rush of ripe black cherry and cedar aromas followed by mouth filling cherry flavor. This is what wine is meant to be-flavorful, approachable, and honest. - Robert L. Hall, Don M. Brady-Winemaker. Website: roberthallwinery.com. Alcohol 14.5% by vol. Produced and bottled by Robert Hall Winery, Paso Robles, California USA.