Markham Merlot 2016

This showstopper has a lovely balance of candied cherry laced with dark chocolate aromas. Floral fruit runs from strawberry preserves to boysenberry and is accented with an assortment of baking spices. 

The velvety entry melts like chocolate on your palate providing a silky but dense mouthfeel with a long, intense finish. Hard to imagine there isn't anything with which this wine wouldn't pair, but slow-braised short ribs on a bed of buttery mash must be top of the most decadent list