2007 Norma Jeane Merlot Napa Valley

The 2007 Norma Jeane Merlot Napa Valley Merlot 750 ml is from the Napa Valley region of California. In 1944, in the Radio Plane Munitions factory in Burbank, CA, a young woman working on the assembly line was photographed for an article in Yank magazine on women supporting the war effort. That young woman was Norma Jeane Baker, who in a few short years would become Marilyn Monroe. Stunningly photogenic even before stardom, Norma Jeane exuded a fresh, youthful optimism and vitality, qualities captured in the wine that today bears her name. The emphasis on Norma Jeane is always to capture the vibrant fruit flavors of Merlot at harvest, and the 2007 vintage offers the bright cherry and plum flavors of Merlot with the spice of Syrah, fresh and delightful as the image on the label.