Keenan Winery Napa Valley Merlot 2022 EARHARDT 5 hectares of old vines

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Keenan Winery Napa Valley Merlot 2022 EARHARDT 5 hectares of old vinesKeenan helped put Spring Mountain Merlot on the map, and their Napa Valley bottling continues that tradition. The 2022 is built around 84% Keenan estate Merlot from their mountain vineyards, where steep, gravelly slopes push the vines and give the wine real concentration. Eighteen months in a mix of French and American oak rounds it out without overwhelming the fruit. This is unapologetically a big Merlot plush, structured, and built to age and a