{"product_id":"birnbaum-vineyards-merlot-sunrise-hill-finger-lakes-2025","title":"Birnbaum Vineyards Merlot “Sunrise Hill”, Finger Lakes 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe father\/son team of Jay and Seth Birnbaum recently purchased Sunrise Hill Vineyard- famous for a bevy of vineyard-designate bottlings from the likes of Boundary Breaks, Forge and Damiani- from Kathy and Bob Ruis, retaining Bob as vineyard manager. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir 2025 Merlot is balanced, fresh and features varietally-precise aromas and flavors of blue fruits, with a bit of dusty cocoa and fine, not substantial tannins. The alcohol is a reasonable 13%, making it immediately identifiable as a Finger Lakes\/cool climate bottling. This is a superb wine for drinking now or short-term cellaring and shows that this region excels at Bordeaux varieties beyond Cabernet Franc.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Falls Wine Room","offers":[{"title":"750ml","offer_id":47453421666542,"sku":"780057096927","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0355\/9777\/9075\/files\/original_987c4e8f-cf43-4b78-8625-ae78001dec03.jpg?v=1766578634","url":"https:\/\/thefallswineroom.com\/products\/birnbaum-vineyards-merlot-sunrise-hill-finger-lakes-2025","provider":"The Falls Wine Room","version":"1.0","type":"link"}