Young Inglewood VENN Napa Valley Carbonic Merlot 2021 LD25SALE made with Cheval Blanc's customary

made with Cheval Blanc's customary obsession

this is Laherte at his most innovative and expressive

by the people who made the wine

and Cramant Grand Cru

but more rounded from the sandy soils

Young Inglewood VENN Napa Valley Carbonic Merlot 2021 LD25SALE made with Cheval Blanc's customaryVENN 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