This is a well balanced Merlot that lingers nicely on the palate and finishes with a long luscious finish. This wine was aged for 18-20 months in 60 gallon French Coopered predominately American Oak barrels from Missouri and Minnesota.

2008年6月18日 · Q: I have 2 bottles of Marilyn Merlot, 1985 and 1987, both kept in a climate-controlled setting. Is there a place I can contact people interested in buying these? I've heard their value together is over $6,000.

All the wines for the Marilyn Merlot label are made at the iconic Napa Wine Co along Highway 29. For many years visitors to the valley could taste current releases at what was Napa Wine Co’s Cult Tasting room.

There is a beautiful intensity and complexity of aromas that suggest a wonderful integration of a judicious amount of new oak that provides some nice spicy undertones to the rich dark fruit; with notes of mature plums, berries and cassis.

One morning after a breakfast with Milton Greene’s family, Marilyn put on a tennis sweater that Milton had been using in a previous fashion sitting. Milton loved how she looked and started shooting different poses of her. He called it the “The V-Neck Sweater Sitting.”

"It is a must for collectors, but is also a Napa Valley Merlot that stands beautifully on its own." Marilyn Merlot wines consistently win praise from critics and lovers of stylish and delicious Merlot.

With an addition of 3% Petit Verdot, this wine sources from Andy Beckstoffer's Missouri Hopper Vineyard in Oakville and Benessere in St. Helena. It impresses in brown sugar and berry pie, the underlying foundation succulently fruity as savory touches of clove and pencil shavings

The Marilyn Merlot Vertical collection includes 12 bottles, one each of the first 12 vintages of Marilyn Merlot, 1985-1996. $10,000 OBO ($over 12,000 on the www.marilynwines.com site). We are offering the second “Vertical” Collection 1997-2008 at $1,275 ($1,400 on their site).