2002 Marilyn Merlot Monroe 3 Bottle Velvet Collection Set w/ Wood Display #24!!

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VERY LOW SET NUMBER 24!!
You are bidding on a 3 bottle set of 2002 Marilyn Merlot Velvet Collection bottles: 1 - 750ml, 1 - 1.5L (Magnum) and 1 - 3L (double magnum) from Nova Wines.    The wines are housed in a custom wooden display case, a very nice way to display them as part of your collection.   The bottles and the the wood display case all have matching serial numbers, this is set #24!
These are VERY RARE, so dont miss out on this chance to add to your collection.
SHIPPING:   These can be difficult to ship because of the large size, you can end up paying for weight thats more than the box actually weights because some shippers use package dimensions to set a minimum weight for a given package.   You can contact the office for a shipping quote specific to your location, the ebay quote is going to most likely be inaccurate (as usual for ebay) and high.
A Brief History of Marilyn Merlot
Bob and Donna Holder, principal owners of Marilyn Merlot, moved to Napa in 1977 from Kansas City, Mo. He was a CPA, and she taught at St. Helena High School, but they quickly gravitated to wine.
In 1980, the Holders and a few friends started producing a barrel of Cabernet at the couple's Rutherford home. They called the wine Cannibal Sauvignon and, although it wasn't for sale, packaging stood front and center: The "brand" was dubbed "Maneater," and the bottles got a snappy cartoon label designed by Denys Cazet, one of the home winemakers.
Using purchased grapes, they produced their first homemade Merlot in 1983. One evening two years later, when the wine had been bottled, dinner conversation turned to a name for the Merlot. "We wanted something cute that fit with the Maneater brand. Donna [Denys' wife], said, 'Why not call it Marilyn Merlot?' The idea just hung there, and it really seemed like a clever name," recalls Bob Holder.
By that time, Holder also had some firsthand knowledge of the wine business. In 1980, he became a partner in a commercial venture called Manzanita Cellars, which produced Chardonnay and Cabernet from purchased grapes. Holder, who wears a neatly trimmed beard and comes across as matter-of-fact, credits the idea to take Marilyn Merlot commercial to a friend in the business, Tony Cartlidge, now a partner at Napa-based Cartlidge & Browne. "We gave a case to an auction, and Tony said, 'You ought to be selling this stuff,'" says Holder.
A few years later the commercial potential was becoming obvious. The 'Maneater' group put together a few thousand dollars to bottle a 1985 vintage Napa Valley Merlot and became Nova Wines Partners.  Sales of the first commercial vintage, the 1985 Marilyn Merlot, which was made with purchased bulk wine, were good. They sold out the initial 2,500 cases they'd made, and then received an order, from Japan, for 2,000 more cases of the vintage. They bought more bulk Merlot and did a second bottling from the 1985 harvest.
Item Condition:
The bottles pictured are the exact bottles you will receive, please review pictures for item condition.   See pictures for details.  We only sell "new" unopened bottles full of wine.  We do not sell any empty bottles.   Please ask any and all questions before bidding!   For larger pictures or any questions you can email us at Aabalat.
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We do not advise shipping via ground during temperatures over 80°F (26°C) or under 35°F (0°C).  If you need your order by a specific date, please let us know and we will work with you to try to get the wine to you in time for your needs.
69501 MD 0146