Wine Tasting Notes The Meritage has aromas of baked cherry and plums, candied violets and cinnamon. It is marked by a ripe, generous palette of plum spices and mocha, rounded out by a lush, lingering finish. 52% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petite Verdot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 1% Malbec