Tasting Notes: Dark red color with a hint of purple. The nose is classic with fine aromas of cedar, anise, blueberry and some prune.The mouth-feel is rich yet elegant with classic mineral notes and layers of tannins all wrapped in wonderful toast and tobacco flavors with hints of cloves, bacon and coffee. The fruit is ripe with some cranberry and blueberry qualities. The finish is long and elegant. The wine opens up amazingly with time and decanting is recommended Technical Info: 97% Merlot from our oldest Merlot vines planted in 1990 with a yield of 2.0 tons/acre. 3% Cabernet Sauvignon from Roanoke Vineyards. After a great fall and extremely long hang-time the fruit was hand picked on November 9th of 2004. This was followed up with a careful hand sorting process and further selection of only the best berries. The grapes where chilled to 48°F to cold soak for a 5 day period, followed by the fermentation with a maximum temperature of 84°F. The pumpovers are done very meticulously 3 times a day (every 8 hr) during the peak of fermentation. The extended skin contact (maceration) lasted for a total time of 29 days. The wine was then gently pressed and the press fraction was separated. It went straight into French Barrique (100% new oak) for a period of 20 month. Malolactic fermentation finished 100%. The wine was racked 6 times before being bottled unfiltered and unfined on July 17th. Only 1840 bottles of 750ml were made. Serving Suggestions: Decant 1 to 2 hr before serving. Serve at a slightly cooler then room temperature (66Fahrenheit). This classic style Merlot will be fabulous to pair with Game, Steak, Lamb or cheese dishes.
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