2004 Merlot

100% Merlot

pH 3.2 TA 6.2 g/lt

This single vineyard Merlot was so superb on it's own that we could find no benefit from blending. Very ripe grapes from a warm growing season and a long, warm fall produced this delicious, soft yet full bodied wine. Seventeen months in new French and American Oak barrels in our low humidity cellar resulted in significant concentration of the wonderful attributes of this wine. Aromas include ripe plum orchard with freshly cut hay and warm, tilled earth. On the palate (this is good!) we get ripe black cherries with a luscious strawberry chocolate torte that finishes with nutty dark chocolate. This one is a "must have" for every cellar.