Young Inglewood VENN Napa Valley Carbonic Merlot 2021 051426OFFER then finishes them for nine

then finishes them for nine months in Cabernet Sauvignon wine barrels

from one of Valdobbiadene's benchmark growers

well-made white Burgundy without any of the bells and whistles - exactly the kind of wine the appellation should produce

in the palate is voluptuous and round

rounded out with Pinot Bianco and Pinot Nero

Young Inglewood VENN Napa Valley Carbonic Merlot 2021 051426OFFER then finishes them for nineVENN 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