Chappellet Napa Valley Merlot 2021 MOON MOUNTAIN DISTRICT a pile of stones

a pile of stones

the Monthelie Blanc was planted in 1996 just above the Monthelie-les-Duresses

and a fair dose of drying oak

5-2 meters under the surface) and the exposure is southwest at 100-120 meters above sea level

Chappellet Napa Valley Merlot 2021 MOON MOUNTAIN DISTRICT a pile of stonesThis supple and elegant mountain grown Merlot continues to remind wine lovers how delicious Merlot can be. It was aged for 22 months in French oak barrels (40% new), and was blended with three of the other red Bordeaux varieties for added structure and complexity. Robust and remarkably aromatic, this wine begins with aromas of ripe black cherry, plum, bakers chocolate, roasted coffee beans, cedar and clove, with complex hints of coastal forests, fresh