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Napa Valley Merlot Magnum

Napa Valley
$60.00 CLUB

A Magnum Bottle is Equivalent to 2 bottles / 10 glasses

Our Estate Vineyards provide the backbone to this vibrant Napa Valley Merlot. Black raspberry and plum fruit greet you in the glass, which is enhanced by graham cracker, caramel and tootsie roll aromas from the oak aging. Concentrated cherry jam fruit provides silky texture balancing the toasty, vanilla shortbread character.

91 Pts, Wine Spectator

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Bottle shot of Napa Valley Merlot Magnum 1.5 Liter Bottle

Wine Specs

vintage

2018

Bottling Date

May 2020

Release Date

March 2021

Alcohol %

14.6

Acid

5.6 g/L

pH

3.67

Varietal Composition

87% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon,
5% Petite Sirah, 2% Syrah

Fermentation

100% Stainless Steel
13 Days Skin Contact

Aging

19 Months in Oak Barrels
30% New Oak

Vineyard Notes

57% Estate Grown:

  • Rockerbox – blueberry, spice, plums
  • Yountville Ranch – chocolate cherries
  • Hopper House – chewy, plum jam
  • Little Cannon – bright, lively cherry

Blended with:

  • Petite Sirah – jammy mid-palate
  • Cabernet Sauvignon – tannin structure
  • Syrah – spice

“Our 2018 Merlot shows more of a serious side. While offering all the things that we love about Merlot—from cherry & chocolate aromas to its velvety texture—this wine also carries a weight that gives it additional age-worthiness.”

KIMBERLEE NICHOLLS, WINEMAKER

Harvest Notes

  • 2018 saw heavy winter rains and record rainfall followed by normal budbreak & bloom.
  • A cold spring and cool summer resulted in one of our latest harvests on record.
  • Harvested between:
    9/21/2018 – 10/30/2018
  • Above average crop size required several vineyard passes to fine tune fruit intensity.