MERLOT

Most planted red varietal in California in the 1990’s.

Means Black Bird in French.

Distant Cousin of Cabernet Sauvignon but more thin skinned.

Most Expensive wine for Merlot is Chateau Petrus that is a regular at auction houses for older vintages. Current release of Chateay Petrus is $1200 per bottle.

•Appellation•
California

•Grape Sourcing•
Grapes for this red were drawn from some of the best growing areas for red grapes.
Grapes were sourced from SonomaCounty, LakeCounty, Paso Robles.

•Vintage•
The Wine is from the 2005 Vintage, a California Vintage described by Parker as Excellent

•Winemaking•
90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon

•Winemaker’s Notes•
Ripe Big Flavors of Black Cherry and Plum dominate the jammy mid pallet with a long lingering finish. The wine has subtle earth tones of mushrooms and bright vanilla notes.