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Wine
Collectors and connoisseurs alike have much to celebrate with
the release of the 21st vintage of Marilyn Merlot.
As always, the wine is released
on Marilyn's birth date, June 1st,
and the 2005 vintage will prove to be memorable, not only
because it marks a "coming of age" for the Napa Valley icon, but
also because it exemplifies the outstanding qualities of the
2005 vintage.
For more than two decades, the
annual release of Marilyn Merlot has been an event much
anticipated by legions of its fans.
The 2005 vintage Marilyn
Merlot is a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
which adds flavor and structure to the predominately
Merlot based wine.
The addition of 30% new oak
barrels for this vintage gives the appropriate aromas of toasted
oak and a more complex mouth feel from the new oak tannins.
The fruit flavors are
soft and mature. Vineyards for this wine continue to be from
Yountville and St. Helena in the
middle of the Napa Valley.
Vineyard Sources:
Yountmill Vineyard 73%
Beckstoffer Vineyard 27%
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Celebrating two decades of winemaking history
with the release of the twentieth vintage of Marilyn Merlot.
The 2004 Vintage of Marilyn Merlot is a blend of 90%
Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon which adds
structure and character to the wine.
25% new oak barrels gives aromas of toasted vanilla
beans and a more complex mouth feel from the new oak tannins.
The fruit flavors are soft and ripe
- Napa Valley.
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The 19th vintage is 85% Merlot and 15%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Complex nose with
ample mouth structure.
87 points -
Connoisseur’s Guide to California Wine:
Fairly outgoing in fruit and helped along by
suggestions of chocolate and sweet oak, this supple, nicely balanced
Merlot is firmed by a light bit of finishing tannin but is built in a
buxom, generally accessible style that invites early drinking.
Admittedly on the showy side, Marilyn has done well with her
well-endowed Merlots.
We tried a wine that we’ve been wanting to try
for years – Marilyn Merlot... It turns out it’s worth the price, label
or not. This is what a merlot should be. It’s soft and supple and
smooth. It has full, round flavors of chocolate, raspberries and
blueberries. FortWayne.com
It's a truly drinkable wine
adorned with one of
her finest photographs.
"He always makes
me look my best", said Marilyn about Sam Shaw,
the photographer of
this vintage photograph.
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$42.99
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