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Wine Details
Price:
$13.99 per bottle
Description:
Our finest, estate-grown dry red, Field III is beautifully balanced, supple and spicy. Exhibits rich fruit character from enticing nose to long, smooth finish.
Full-bodied with strong fruit essence, the keen palate will identify raisin, plum and black cherry in a spicy flavor banter. Others will identify it as just plain wonderful.
Made in very limited quantity from Millot (not to be confused with Merlot) grapes harvested in 2003 from field number III in our vineyard, this wine is ready for drinking now and should, when properly stored, stand up well for several more years.
Serve Field III with tender red meat, juicy pork loin or grilled tuna. It is a lovely compliment to hard cheeses and most mushroom-inspired dishes. It is simply delightful with chocolate, chocolate, chocolate.
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Varietal Definition
Leon Millot:
Early french-american hybrid grape very similar to Marechal Foch.
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Merlot:
Merlot is known as a Noble Bordeaux varietal. Although it came to France in the first century, it was not named until the 1880s. Merlot was originally used only for blending, as it is soft and compliant, very useful in softening other Bordeaux wines like Cabernets. Recently in California and Chile it became popular as a 100% varietal wine. Merlot tends to be easier to grow in a variety of soil conditions and is harvested earlier in the year than Cabernet. Although most Merlots are made to be drunk earlier, there are many with complexities of a Cabernet. Flavors of plum, black cherry, violet, chocolate and orange pair well with rich, red pasta dishes, hearty chicken dishes, and any beef combination that you fancy. The perfect match of course is chocolate. Not only does the chocolate compliment the wine and vice-versa, but the essence of both flavors linger eternally.
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