Napa Valley, USA
Barnett Vineyards
Barnett is a small family winery perched 1,700 feet up Spring Mountain above Napa Valley, founded in 1983. The rocky mountain soils give their Merlot more grip and structure than the valley floor version — closer to Bordeaux in feel.
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