Private Reserve Napa Valley Stag's Leap Merlot Wine Kit
Brand : Winexpert
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- SKU:
- 3109
- UPC:
- 629181083321
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WINE KIT DETAILS
Experience the joy of winemaking with the Winexpert Private Reserve Napa Valley Stag's Leap Merlot Wine Kit. This signature red wine kit allows you to produce a medium-bodied, dry Merlot right in your own home. Sourced from the renowned Stag’s Leap District in the eastern valley, the Merlot grapes in this kit yield a wine rich in flavors of plum and red berry. The spicy aroma, characteristic of Merlot, is beautifully balanced with a light oak influence, resulting in a smooth flavor and prominent mouthfeel.
The Winexpert Private Reserve Napa Valley Stag's Leap Merlot Wine Kit has been meticulously refined to offer superior quality in a compact package. Despite the reduction in juice volume from 18L to 14L, this wine kit still produces a 6-gallon batch (23 L), yielding approximately 28-30 standard 750 ml bottles. Moreover, it includes 30 labels for a professional finish. The kit comes complete with skins and all the necessary ingredients to make your wine.
With this Merlot wine kit, you're not just making wine, you're crafting an experience. Enjoy the process and the result with the Winexpert Private Reserve Napa Valley Stag's Leap Merlot Wine Kit.
- Sweetness: Dry
- Body: Full
- Tasting Notes: Plumbs, Red Berries and Spice
- Oak Intensity: Heavy
- Kit Size: 14L
- ABV: 14%
Aging Guidelines for This Wine Kit
Recommended aging: 12 to 18 months after completing the winemaking process. Concentrated flavor, grape skins, and oak give this wine the structure to benefit from longer maturation. Aging helps soften youthful tannins and brings its fruit and oak into harmony, revealing more of its character over time. Opening it too early may give you a firmer, less integrated wine than patience would deliver.
Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 24 reviews.
Reviews
Great price
"Good price for a great kit I have made before."
Great merlot!
"I have made many batches of this merlot and it continues to be one of our favorite wines."
Winemaker
"All three are excellent"
Ron Kasserman
"Home winemaking 46 years. Married 35 years to Beth, a saint. We both love this wine, her favorite and 2nd to me behind the Lodi Old Vines ZIn."
The Absolute Neighborhood Favorite!
"Over the past several years our neighborhood wine club has made several dozen Stag's Leap Napa Valley Merlot. As we taste-test at each step we always ask "Why do we ever bother to make anything else?!""
Earl Frost
"As always a great product"
Great wine - Great store
"I've purchased over 20 wine kits from Label Peelers and they are the best out there. The Stag's Leap Merlot is one of my favorite reds."
good price
"i have not made yet but staff very helpful, friendly and know all aspects of wine making."
Stags leap merlot.
"One of the best Eclipse kits. This is number 5 & 6, 2 at a time for my 40 L barrel."
Another Round of SLD Merlot
"I've already done two reviews (and early one and then another about a year after I started it). But, I'm running low on my SLD Merlot. I asked my wife what she thought of getting another, I got an enthusiastic "yes, please." This one produced less lees than the first batch. The wine is currently in clearing and looks beautiful. I will use all 90 grams of oak cubes in the finish and it be for 3 months; rack, dose with KMeta and let it stand another 3 months before bottling. While I have others, like the Eclipse OVZ or the Amarone, that might ultimately get "most favored wine status" in my house, this one is top of my list until then."
