Large Format 2015

Cellar 1879 Blend Magnum

Napa Valley

$90.40 CLUB

A Magnum of Cellar 1879 Blend
Equivalent to 2 bottles | 10 glasses

Blends were among the oldest traditions that were created in our 140-year-old cellar. A true dedication to our philosophy of pairing Markham wines with good food and great company. Vineyards were planted as blends in the late 1800’s, providing color, tannin, acidity, spice and aromatics dependent upon the mix in the field. Similarly, our winemaker creates a blend to highlight the food our family and friends enjoy daily.

ACCESS WINEMAKER NOTES

Magnum Bottle of Cellar 1879 Blend - 2015

1.5 Liter Bottle

Wine Specs

vintage

2015

Bottling Date

June 2017

Release Date

Spring 2018

Alcohol %

14.8%

Acid

0.57 g/100 mls

pH

3.50

Varietal Composition

51% Merlot
16% Petite Sirah
11% Syrah
11% Zinfandel
11% Cabernet Sauvignon

Fermentation

100% Stainless Steel Fermented
10 Days Skin Contact

Aging

16½ Months Aged in
French & American Oak
35% New Oak Barrels

With our 2015 blend, Merlot and Syrah provide velvety texture while Syrah additionally layers in deep smoky notes. The Petite Sirah adds juicy, blackberry jam and Cabernet is all backbone filled in with the aromatics of Zinfandel’s tobacco spice.

KIMBERLEE NICHOLLS, WINEMAKER

Harvest Notes

With heavy December rainfall, we had hoped for a normal wet month of February. Instead we saw the earliest bud break on record and an equally long spring of frost protection worries.
However the warm, dry winter brought us our 4th year of drought, freak hail storms and a long, extended bloom in our red varieties.
We called the vintage the “hot tub time machine” which behaved much like our 2007 harvest.
It began fast and early, but experience has taught us to have patience to wait for flavor development in order to create wines of which to be proud … again!