這款特釀葡萄酒以納帕谷最優(yōu)質的梅洛釀成，產(chǎn)量很少，只有400箱。這款酒散發(fā)著摩卡、白巧克力、黑櫻桃和黑加侖的香氣，并伴有輕微森林地表的氣息，酒體飽滿而豐富，是非常優(yōu)質的梅洛紅葡萄酒。釀酒的梅洛個性復雜，是加州北部最優(yōu)質的梅洛之一。這款梅洛紅葡萄酒容易入口，陳年15年以上會發(fā)展出更佳的品質。

The 2009 Merlot Mailbox Vineyard Reserve emerges from the glass with freshly cut flowers, dark cherries, mint and licorice. This is a mid-weight, translucent style of Merlot that impresses for its elegance and understated classiness. It looks to be a wine built for near and mid-term pleasure, even though it has excellent underlying structure. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2017. Tel. (707) 963-9177

The opaque ruby/purple-hued 2008 Merlot Reserve Mailbox Vineyard (100% Merlot) is a stunning 350-case cuvee that competes with some of the finest Merlots made in Napa Valley. Almost crunchy, this juicy wine has vivid minerality, lots of sweet boysenberry and berry fruit intermixed with flowers, white chocolate and spice characteristics. Medium to full-bodied, substantial, elegant and pure, this beauty should be enjoyed over the next 10-15 years. Tel. (707) 963-9177; Fax (707) 963-8209

The 2007 Merlot Reserve Mailbox Vineyard (350 cases of 100% Merlot) is one of the most backward, tannic, structured Merlots from Napa Valley. That said, this opaque purple-hued wine reveals hints of tremendous richness and intensity as well as abundant notes of cocoa, chocolate, wood spice, and red and black fruits. The tannins kick in at the end, and the wine seems atypically structured and accessible for a Merlot, but it is locked and loaded. Most Merlot lovers will probably find it too backward and inaccessible at present, but after 4-5 years of cellaring, it should turn out to be a fascinating example of Merlot from Spring Mountain. It, too, should evolve for 25+ years. As I have written in the past, Michael Keenan has done a fabulous job of ratcheting up the quality of the wines from this Spring Mountain estate. Some of the finest wines of Napa Valley are emerging from Robert Keenan Winery.Tel. (707) 963-9177; Fax (707) 963-8209