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About Havens Wine Cellars
Prior to selling his winery, Michael Havens made Merlot in a distinctly Bordeaux style, with a restrained sweetness and notes of lead pencil, minerals, game and tobacco leaf. He was also a pioneer of California Syrah in a distinctly northern Rhône style, typically showing notes of dark fruits, black pepper and gunflint.
2005 Havens Wine Cellars Merlot Napa Valley
Producer: Havens Wine Cellars
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Merlot
Origin: California
Region: Napa
87-89 Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 2007
(with 9% cabernet franc) Good ruby-red. Reticent aromas of black cherry, redcurrant, licorice and tobacco leaf. Juicy, leanish and moderately concentrated, with a redcurrant flavor complicated by a floral element. A bit dry and dusty on the back end, in need of more thrust.
89 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate
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