2014 Melka Mekerra Vineyard
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The 2014 Mekarra Proprietary Red is a Cheval Blanc-like blend of 52% Merlot and 48% Cabernet Franc from his vineyard in Knights Valley. It is a sexy, open-knit, expansive and savory style of wine, with loads of Christmas fruitcake, licorice, black cherry and blackcurrant jam, a touch of asphalt, and a long, full-bodied, voluptuously textured finish. It is very much in keeping with the easygoing but alluring and sexy style of the 2014s in Northern California. Drink it over the next 15 or more years.
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Robert Parker
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2014 Mekerra, Melka's Cabernet Franc/Merlot blend, is wonderfully expressive. The Franc aromatics are especially nuanced and present today. Mocha, espresso, red plums, red cherry jam and smoke flesh out in a voluptuous, racy wine endowed with tons of potential. There is a lot to look forward to here. The ample, resonant finish is super-inviting, even at this early stage.
The 2014 Mekerra, Melka’s Cabernet Franc/Merlot blend, is the sexiest and raciest of the four 2014 reds I tasted with Philippe and Cherie Melka. Aromatically intense, with plenty of Franc character, the Mekerra exudes class. Plum, chocolate, black cherry, spice and leather flesh out, but the 2014 is going to need more time in bottle to be at its very best.