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Merlot, Sonoma Valley |
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Wine Details
Price:
$45.00 per bottle
Description:
A thirty-acre parcel of the Behler Vineyard, which produced most of the grapes for this reserve Merlot, is set in the heart of the original Sonoma Valley estate. Its soil—well-drained rock and gravel topped with rich loam—ensures small quantities of concentrated fruit, while its microclimate, tempered by cooling breezes and morning fogs from both the Pacific and the San Francisco Bay, is key to developing the superior complex flavors of wild cherry, chocolate, coffee, and plum that distinguish this wine. Throughout the vineyard, canopies are thinned for increased sun, which further concentrates flavor and color. Hand harvested in late September, the fruit was crushed and racked in oak to age for twenty-four to thirty months, then held an additional ten months before release.
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