Product Details
2016 Mernet Reserve Spring Mountain District
Vineyard Notes
2016 Keenan Mernet, Reserve, Spring Mountain District
2016 is our 18th consecutive vintage of "Mernet" (mare-nay) our proprietary marriage of Merlot and Cabernet. This year the blend is 50% Merlot and 50% Cabernet Sauvignon Clone 7 both varieties grown in our “Upper Bowl” vineyard. The resulting wine is a seamless blend with an emphasis on high-toned sweet delicious rich fruit with an almost hidden depth and structure. Enjoy now or decades from now.
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
December 2018
95 Points
”Another of the highlights in this range, the 2016 Red Blend Mernet Reserve is wonderfully dense and fleshy in the glass. Succulent red cherry and pomegranate fruit fill out as this succulent, racy blend shows off its alluring personality. The Mernet is impeccable in its balance.”—Antonio Galloni
Excerpt from Robert M. Parker, Jr.'s ,
The Wine Advocate
December 2018
90+ Points
“Blended of 50% Merlot and 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, the deep garnet-purple colored 2016 Mernet Reserve is scented of baked plums, blueberries, black cherries, earth and tobacco with pepper and herbs hints. The medium to full-bodied palate is very firm, chewy and muscular, finishing earthy.”
Wine Data
| Size | 750 ml |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Alcohol | 14.3%% |
| pH | 3.75 |
| Residual Sugar | Dry |
| Total Acidity | 0.65 grams/100ml |
| Bottling Date | 8/21/2018 |
| Production | 400 cases |
| Appellation | Spring Mountain District |
| Wine Style | Red Wine |
| Varietal | Mernet |
| Blend | 50% Cabernet Sauvignon 50% Merlot |