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Melka Mekerra Proprietary Red Knights Valley 2014 - First Bottle

Technical Details

Blend	52% Merlot, 48% Cabernet Franc
Winemaker	Philippe Melka
Country	US
Region	California North Coast
Appellation	Knights Valley
Vineyard	Estate
Alcohol	15.2

Melka Mekerra Proprietary Red Knights Valley 2014

Proprietary Blends | US

JD97, WA95, VN95

$164.95 - 750mL

Another blockbuster from the world-class Philippe Melka, his rarely-seen Right Bank-styled “Mekerra”. You’ll be one of the few on Earth to own any! Here at First Bottle, we love Phillipe and Cherie Melka. They are such cool, down-to-earth people, and they make outrageously good wines, of course. Mekerra is a LAVISH, hedonistic bottling that will satisfy the most demanding lover of the modern style with a classic twist -- wildly aromatic, opulent and silky, deep and complex with a finish that goes on until breakfast the next morning. You can read all the press on this amazing wine below, but it might be sold out by then…!

Mekerra is a distinctive name chosen as an homage to Philippe's father. Mekerra is the name of a river that flows close to his hometown. The land for this vineyard was purchased in 2001 after searching for many months for a location that would allow the Melka's to produce profound terroir-based wines in California. The elevation at 2500 feet and its steep slopes, create intriguing microclimates with varying sun exposure.

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Technical Details

Blend	52% Merlot, 48% Cabernet Franc
Winemaker	Philippe Melka
Country	US
Region	California North Coast
Appellation	Knights Valley
Vineyard	Estate
Alcohol	15.2%

About The Producer

Founded in 1996 with the drive to create wines that express the voice of the soil. Four distinctly different labels have developed from this passion over the past 20 years. Mekerra is a distinctive name chosen as an homage to Philippe’s father, this is the name of a river that flows close to his hometown. This is also why the color blue was selected for the eyes on the label as well as the foil. The 25 acre parcel was purchased in 2001 as it was ideal for planting vineyards that could produce wines that would be truly terroir driven. The volcanic ash and clay found in the soils and the extremely high elevation at 2500 feet, is why the three wines made from this single vineyard in Knights Valley are unique.

Reviews

Jeb Dunnuck
Chocolate, leafy herbs, graphite, and mineral notes all emerge from the 2014 La Mekerra Vineyard, a gorgeously textured, concentrated, opulent wine. Based on Cabernet Franc and Merlot, aged 21 months in 60% new oak, it has building tannin, a layered, stacked mid-palate, and a great finish. It's a killer wine from this talented winemaker and should keep for 20-25 years.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
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.

Vinous
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.