Wine Specs
Vintage
2016
Varietal
Merlot
Appellation
Naramata Bench
Harvest Date
Oct 18 & 26, 2016
Sugar
24.4
Acid
6.3 g/L
pH
3.58
Aging
12 months French Oak, small % American Oak
Residual Sugar
2.6 g/L
Alcohol %
14.3
2016 Merlot
15 In Stock
Our Merlot is 100% estate grown. It was hand-picked and destemmed into 1/2-ton fermenters, where it was cold soaked for five days, before fermentation was allowed to begin. The grapes were on skins for approximately three weeks before being pressed off and put into barrel. This wine was aged in barrel for 12 months, in French Oak, with a small percentage of American Oak for added complexity.
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
There are bright aromas for blackberry, blueberry and plum along with leather, cedar and vanilla on the palate. The tannins are supple and the finish is full.
Awards
Bronze-InterVin International Wine Awards 2018. Bronze-Dan Berger's International Wine Competition 2018, Silver-Cascadia Wine Competition 2018,
Vineyard Notes
Our Merlot is 100% estate grown and hand picked.
Winemaker Notes
The grapes were hand picked and destemmed into 1/2-ton fermenters, where it was cold soaked for five days, before fermentation was allowed to begin. The grapes were on skins for approximately three weeks before being pressed off and put into barrel. This wine was aged in barrel for 12 months, in French Oak, with a small percentage of American Oak for added complexity.
Food Pairing Notes
Roasted vegetable chili, grilled rib eye steak, veal chops with cremini mushrooms, See recipe- Goat Cheese or Warm Camembert salad on Crostini w/Mixed Greens
Production
305 cases
Other Notes
Drink now through 2028
