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Mt. Brave Mt. Veeder Merlot 2018
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Mt. Brave Mt. Veeder Merlot 2018

Napa Valley, United States
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About this Wine

 
country United States
region Napa Valley
variety Merlot
Style Red (Full Bodied)
vintage 2018
closure Cork
Alcohol vol. 14.5
volume 750
Brands Mt. Brave

Tasting Notes

Maturation

22 months in French oak (80% new)

Palate

Lush and rich, but vivaciously youthful, it is a graceful enigma. Notes of dark cherries, cedar, toasted oak, and a long finish highlight this beauty.

Vinification

We hand-harvested grapes during cool morning hours as the fog blanketed the valley below. The wine was fermented in stainless steel and then underwent native malolactic fermentation in barrels to round acidity and softly integrate the vanillin character of French oak (80% new). After barrel aging for 22 months, the wine was bottled without fining or filtration.

Vintage Notes

The 2018 growing season started with late winter rains then a spring marked with intermittent cloudy skies likely delayed bud-break and flowering, which was then followed by ideal fruit set conditions, driving up overall volumes by 20 30%. Steady summer heat accumulation with only a couple of short hike spikes combined with a near-perfect fall season created great phenolic accumulation without high sugar concentration.
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Reviews

  • Gary Walsh
    1

    Savoury, black olive, earthy toasty and spiced wood. Red fruits, open weave earthy tannin, rosehip, tannin shovels through on the back palate, which is long. A little oak tannin on the finish. Very savoury to close. Pretty brooding and coiled up as at now, but plenty of potential. Points: 94/100

    The Wine Front ∙ 21st Mar 2022

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