Winemakers
Comments
This Merlot has a rich cherry and cassis nose. Tasting shows a light herbal complex in the flavor mix with an intensity rarely seen these days, particularly in Merlot.
VINTAGE/VARIETY:
2000
Merlot
APPELLATION:
Napa
Valley
VARIETAL
COMPOSITION:
91%
Merlot, 9% Cabernet Sauvignon
VINEYARD
LOCATIONS:
Mt.
Veeder / Mayacamas mountains
HARVEST
DATES:
September 18 through October 9, 2000
FERMENTATION
TIME:
Ten
Days
FERMENTATION
TEMP:
72
to 75 Degrees (F)
TYPE
OF COOPERAGE:
1000
gal. American Oak Casks and 60 gal. French Oak Barrels
