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Up for auction are 3 brand new
750 ML Bottle of
Marilyn Merlot 2007
23rd vintage of Napa Valley Merlot.
Marilyn Monroe 2005Merlot &
Marilyn Merlot 2006
22nd Vintage Napa Valley Wine.
Marilyn Merlot wines consistently win praise from critics and lovers of stylish and delicious Merlot.
Marilyn Monroe continues to capture the imagination of our culture. Perhaps this will fade over time, but for now, Marilyn fever still runs high.
and the 2005 vintage will prove to be memorable, not only because it marks a “coming of age” for the Napa Valley icon, but also because it exemplifies the outstanding qualities of the 2005 vintage.
For more than two decades, the annual release of Marilyn Merlot has been an event much anticipated by legions of its fans.
Country: UNITED STATES
Region: CALIFORNIA
Sub-Region: NAPA COUNTY
Grape Varietal: MERLOT
Type: Still wine
The 22nd vintage of Marilyn Merlot
Wine Tasting Notes
The 2006 vintage Marilyn Merlot is a blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon. The additional flavors and structure that Cabernet gives to the predominately Merlot-based wine adds both character and aging ability. Using one-third new oak barrels gives the appropriate aromas of toasted oak and a more complex mouth feel from the new oak tannins. The fruit flavors are soft and mature. Vineyards for this wine continue to be from our longtime growers ranging in location from Yountville to St. Helena in the middle of the Napa Valley." - John McKay, winemaker
Since 1985, this company, started by Bob and Donna Holder and a few friends over a dinner table conversation, has been making one of the most popular collector wines in the world:
a simple Napa Merlot, released every year on Marilyn Monroe's birthday (June 1st) with a different picture of the actress on it each year, and sells out quickly. While collectors have made Marilyn Merlot one of the fastest-appreciating wines on the market, it is wine enthusiasts with a sense of humor who have long enjoyed the playful spirit behind Marilyn Merlot wines that are now also seeking the Marilyn Merlot because of the emphasis on making a notable wine from prized Napa Valley grapes. While the concept and engaging label of these wines has given these bottles a degree of frame, it is the wine in the bottle that merits the enthusiasm of those who seek it out every year.
Marilyn Merlot, which had its debut with the vintage of 1985, brought together the iconic image of Marilyn Monroe and some of the finest Merlot grown in Napa Valley. The combination has proved as seductive to wine lovers as it has to collectors, and the 2004 vintage of Marilyn Merlot, to be released on Marilyn's birthday, June 1st
(she would have been 84 this year)
promises to be both the finest and most collectible wine of the series.
The annual release of Marilyn Merlot is a much-anticipated event for fans of Marilyn Monroe and wine collectors.
"Each newly released vintage sells out within a few months," notes Bob Holder, one of the owners of Marilyn Wines. "We limit the production of this wine, so that we can focus on quality that befits the elegance of the images on our labels."
That formula has proved most successful, as Marilyn Merlot has long been one of the fastest-appreciating wines in value over the years, with twelve-bottle sets of the 1985 through 1996 vintages selling on the collector market today for as much as $7,500.
Every vintage of Marilyn Merlot features a dramatic photo of the legendary star, and the Sam Shaw photo portrait that graces the 2004 vintage of Marilyn Merlot is one of the most expressive, dramatic and seductively glamorous ever created. Taken in 1953, it features Marilyn in a gown she wore in the movie "How to Marry a Millionaire," in which she starred along with Betty Grable and Lauren Bacall.
The wine itself is a study in elegance. Grown entirely in Napa Valley, it is a blend of 90 percent Merlot and 10 percent Cabernet Sauvignon. It has the depth of fruit flavors and rich texture that winemaker John McKay feels to be the best expression of the Merlot grown in the heart of Napa Valley.
Therefore this bottle has become highly sought after as a collectors bottle and would make a great addition to your collection.
If you are looking for something really special for the person who has everything or is impossible to shop for, This might make a perfect gift. You will not find this rare collectable even in the best stores.
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S&H is $40.00 in the USA
Add $2 for each additional 50 ML, $4 for each 100 ML
$6 for each 200 ML, $8 for each 375 ML and $10 for each additional 750 ML
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