Keenan Winery Spring Mountain District Mailbox Vineyard Reserve Merlot, Napa Valley, USA

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The 2004 Merlot Reserve Mailbox Vineyard is a more concentrated and backward wine than the regular bottling. Ultimately, it should merit several more points given its complex mocha, espresso roast, chocolate, black cherry, and berry-scented bouquet. Opulent, thick, juicy, and medium to full-bodied with supple tannins as well as superb length, it should drink well for 10-15 years. Michael Keenan has been pushing the quality of these offerings to exciting levels over the last several vintages, and this Spring Mountain winery is poised to garner more and more accolades from consumers for their impeccably made wines.Previously recommended: 2003 Mernet Reserve (94), 2003 Merlot Reserve Mailbox Vineyard (93), 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve (95), 2003 Cabernet Franc (91).Tel. (707) 963-9177; Fax (707) 963-8209

Not many Merlots deserve time in the cellar, but this one does. Such are its mountain tannins that it’s in lockdown mode, with a tough, astringent finish. But just below the surface are voluptuously ripe flavors of blackberries, cherries and mulberries. Best to give this young wine at least through mid–2008, and it could improve for another five years.——S.H.(12/31/2007)—— 92