Twomey is the sister winery of Silver Oak. The 2014 has a touch of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot in the blend and was aged for 13 months in French oak (30% new). From the winery: "Twomey Merlot is a single vineyard bottling sourced exclusively from our Soda Canyon Ranch in southern Napa Valley, with Merlot clones that produce low yields of small, intensely flavored berries. In collaboration with Consulting Winemaker Jean-Claude Berrouet, previous winemaker at Chateau Pétrus, our Merlot blend captures the best of California’s fruit-forward style with the subtlety and restraint of Bordeaux."