Young Inglewood VENN Napa Valley Carbonic Merlot 2021 051426OFFER in the palate is voluptuous

in the palate is voluptuous and round

it's a celebration bottle - the larger format ages more slowly and elegantly

Bottled unaged (Joven) at 48% ABV

The result is a white Burgundy of unusual cut and minerality for the appellation: peach and apricot fruit

Young Inglewood VENN Napa Valley Carbonic Merlot 2021 051426OFFER in the palate is voluptuousVENN 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