SKU: 83414
Robert Keenan Napa Valley Reserve Mernet 2012
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750ml
$70.00
Category | Red Wine |
Varietals | |
Origin | California, Napa Valley |
Brand | Robert Keenan |
Alcohol/vol | 14.5% |
2012 is our 14th consecutive vintage of "Mernet" (mare-nay) our proprietary marriage of Merlot and Cabernet. Each blend has been half Merlot and half Cabernet but no two wines have had the same vineyard combinations. This year the blend is 50% Merlot all coming from the "Mailbox" vineyard. The Cabernet half this year is 44% Cabernet Sauvignon Clone 15 from the "Big K" vineyard and 6% Cabernet Franc from the "Upper Bowl" vineyard.
The resulting wine is a seamless blend of the two varietals with an emphasis on high-toned sweet delicious rich fruit with an almost hidden depth and structure. Enjoy now or decades from now. Cheers!
Wine Enthusiast
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The producer's combination of 50% Merlot (the Mer) with 44% Cabernet Sauvignon (the net) and a remaining 6% Cabernet Franc, (which doesn't make it into the name) is a classically styled mountain expression of chewy tannin around toasted oak and black currant and berry. Ripe, full-bodied concentration is the star.