Reviews & Ratings

2006 Robert Keenan Red Blends or Varietals "Mernet"

Winery: Robert Keenan

Vintage: 2006

Wine Name/Vineyard: "Mernet"

Wine Category: Red Blends or Varietals

Grape blend: 50% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, & 25% Cabernet Franc

Bottle size: 750 ml

Region: Spring Mountain

State or country: CA

Price: $94

Cases produced: 350

KWG Score: 95 (based on 3 reviews)

Ken's Wine Rating: Excellent (94)

Review date: September 30, 2010

Wine Review: This very opaque and dark purple clored wine was the best wine I tried at a recent tasting I attended. It opens with an appealing blueberry bouquet with a hint of black cherry and menthol. On the palate, this wine is just full bodied, well balanced, smooth and refined. The flavor profile is a very tasty plum with notes of black pepper and black currant. The finish is dry and its lengthy tannins are a bit tingly. This gem would pair quite well with a ribeye from Grill 23. Enjoy - Ken

Winemaker Notes: 2006 is our 8th 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 combination. This year the Merlot half is from the "Mailbox Vineyard" and the Cabernet half is equally split between estate Cabernet Sauvignon (clone 15) and estate Cabernet Franc. The resulting wine is a seamless blend of the three varietals with an emphasis on high-toned sweet, delicious rich fruit with an almost hidden depth and structure to allow for indefinite aging. Enjoy now or decades from now. Cheers! - Michael Keenan

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