2021 Mt Brave Mt Veeder Merlot, Napa Valley, California reveals exquisite layers of bright blueberry, cool graphite, and a hint of lavender. The wet stone minerality is framed by mouthwatering acidity and chewy tannins, driving to a persistent finish. Chris Carpenter, with an already legendary Napa winemaking record for Lokoya and Cardinale, had little to prove when the Mt. Brave project began to evolve in 2007. And yet, the opportunity to craft wines from Mt. Veeder that would pay homage to the mountain’s rich history, while expressing a new, distinguished view, proved irresistible. Wine has been crafted from Mt. Veeder soils since the early 1860s. Along with other Napa winemaking pioneers such as Charles Krug and Agoston Haraszthy, Captain Stalham Wing, who arrived in 1853, showed the first Mt. Veeder wine at the Napa County Fair in 1864.