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About the Wine

About the Wine
2005 marks Keenan’s 7th consecutive vintage of ‘Mernet’ (mare-nay), a proprietary marriage of Merlot and Cabernet. Each blend has been half Merlot and half Cabernet, but no two wines have had the same vineyard combination. For the 2005 vintage, the Merlot half is 45% Estate Merlot from their “Upper Bowl” Spring Mountain vineyard and 5% Merlot from the Napa/Carneros appellation, and the Cabernet half is all ‘Clone 7’ Cabernet Sauvignon (a UC Davis clone) from their big “K” Estate vineyard.
 

Tasting Panel Notes
Tasting Panel Notes
The richest, most dense purple color almost any of us had seen in a glass for a finished wine product evident of the extracted Spring Mountain fruit. This is one intense wine that grabs your attention from nose to palate and never lets go. For those that like Robert Parker’s palate for big tightly-wound wines, this is a perfect example of what he refers to as “Margaux-like” red. It has all of those elements and descriptors you see from the ‘big boys’ of Bordeaux. In a word, “WOW!”


 

 



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2005 ‘Mernet’ Reserve
Spring Mountain –
Napa Valley
50% Merlot,
50% Cabernet Sauvignon
Price: $92/Btl.
(10% off case)
Item - KEMER05

Winemaker’s Quote:
“The 2005 Mernet is a seamless blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon with an emphasis on high-toned delicious rich fruit with an almost hidden depth and structure to allow for indefinite aging. The wine’s bouquet radiates luscious aromas of blackberry and cherry along with complex notes of cocoa, licorice and spice; a full bodied wine with exceptional balance of tannin, oak and acidity. Enjoy now or decades from now.”
        ~ Michael Keenan, Proprietor/Winemaker

 


Favorite Pairings:

Lamb, fatty grilled meats, French meat dishes, coq au vin, rich pasta sauces,

sharp/dry cheeses

 

Case Price: $994

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