2011 Merus Wines Merus Cabernet chateau-rieussec Paying close attention to the

Paying close attention to the vineyard’s character

all the estate’s wines are 100% Tempranillo

thanks to the commitment of the whole family

Tazzelenghe vines

the chaplainry came to have a sizeable landholding

2011 Merus Wines Merus Cabernet chateau-rieussec Paying close attention to theMerus was founded in the late 1990s by the husband and wife team of Erika J. Gottl and Mark Herold in a two car garage behind their house in the town of Napa. A true Napa Valley garagiste producer, the couple produced only one wine, a Cabernet Sauvignon that quickly earned acclaim as a cult Cab. In 2007 the couple sold Merus to Foley Family Wines, a conglomerate of more than 30 wineries in California and elsewhere headed by Florida businessman William