2017 Meritage

In Stock

Tasting Notes

Best of Class - 2022 Finger Lakes Intl. Wine Competition (New York); Double Gold, 96 pts. - 2022 Harvest Terrior Challenge (Sonoma); Gold - 2023 Boston Intl. Wine Competition; Double Gold - 2022 SommCon Concours d'Vin (San Diego); Gold - 2022 Denver Intl. Wine Competition ------ Very complex aromas, mainly strawberries. Aromas of black currant, French oak and vanilla. Full bodied, silky texture with a hint of spice. Finish is lengthy.

About the Vineyard

Vineyard Notes

This Meritage blend consists of three diﬀerent grape varietals grown at two separate vineyards. Both the Petite Verdot and Malbec were grown at Santa Margarita Vineyard, while the Cabernet Sauvignon was grown at Dos Robles Vineyard in the El Pomar region of Paso Robles.

Winemaker Notes

Growing Season

Production Notes

Spring was mild and wet followed by a period of unusually warm and humid weather. Warm weather during most of the growing season, coupled with drought-busting rains and a late heat spike, created vigorous growth and more clusters per vine. The fruit showed great intensity, with lower brix levels and higher acids than normal.
Winemaking

Winemaker Notes

We started by selecting premium barrels toasted using infrared light rather than open ﬂame, allowing for much higher precision during toasting with a lower impact of smokiness on the ﬁnished wine. Additional racking introduced a small amount of oxygen further softening tannins and adding more of a brick-red hue to the color.
Technical Info

Alcohol %

14.4

Production

Harvest Date

11 Barrels Produced

Aging

Aged 18 months in 25% new French oak, 15% new American oak, 5% Hungarian oak, 55% neutral barrels

Cart 0 items: $0.00

Qty	Item	Description	Price	Total
			Subtotal	$0.00

View Cart

2017 Meritage

About the Vineyard

Winemaker Notes

Growing Season

Winemaking

Technical Info

The Ragtag Bunch