Young Inglewood VENN Napa Valley Carbonic Merlot 2021 NO20230802 then bottled unfined

then bottled unfined

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balanced by silky tannins and a lingering

This is the Piedmontese red for a Tuesday: pizza

Young Inglewood VENN Napa Valley Carbonic Merlot 2021 NO20230802 then bottled unfinedVENN is the Young family's playground their experimental project at the boutique St. Helena estate, where they pull Napa Merlot in unexpected directions. This bottling is carbonic, fermented whole cluster in the Beaujolais manner, which gives Merlot a totally different face: bright, juicy, perfumed, and built around fruit rather than oak or structure. It's Napa Merlot you'd want to chill slightly and pour through dinner. Proof that the variety has