Our Estate Vineyard located in the heart of the Sonoma Valley provides good color
and excellent texture for our Merlot. The remainder of the blend is balanced with the
rich fruit and spicy flavors from grapes sourced in the Dry Creek and Alexander
Valleys.
The vintage of 2014 marked the third year of California’s historic drought. The
difficult growing conditions resulted in intensely flavored fruit with rich color and
body. Although the weather was very dry, the summer was mild allowing the fruit to
fully mature on the vine. Our Merlot vineyards were harvested in late September and
early October as they achieved the peak of flavor.
Each vineyard lot was picked, fermented, and aged separately in a combination of
French and American oak barrels for 21 months.
