2018 Merlot
Single Vineyard Series
In Stock
Wine Specs
Vintage
2018
Varietal
Merlot
Appellation
Lodi (Mokelumne River)
Vineyard Designation
Estate Grown
Harvest Date
9/22/2018
Acid
7.2 g/L
pH
3.58
Aging
20 months in barrel. French & American oak (approx 33% new)
Bottling Date
6/23/2020
Residual Sugar
0.01%
Alcohol %
14.5
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
This medium garnet wine is overflowing with has notes of blackberry and blueberry followed by undertones of herbal tea and forest floor. Dark fruit abounds on the palate with dense layers of cracked pepper and ripe fig. The deep intensity and bold tannins make this a wine to enjoy now and savor for years to come.
Vineyard Notes
Estate Vineyard to the west of our tasting room and production facility. Bilateral cordon trained into vertical shoot position (VSP). Clone 3 on 5BB rootstock. Planted in 2014, the vines are young and full of energy. Pruning and shoot thinning were done to keep cluster counts in balance, leaves were pulled on the north side of the vine as the rows oriented east to west. 2017 was the first vintage we harvested fruit from this vineyard. The vineyard is sustainably farmed and certified green under Lodi Rules.
Production Notes
Cases: 464
Winemaker Notes
These grapes were shoot thinned, cluster thinned and leaves were pull during the growing season. Grapes were hand-picked and then delivered to Oak Farm Vineyards on September 22nd, 2018. Upon receiving the grapes, they were hand sorted at the winery and then de-stemmed to tank where they received a cold soak. The must was inoculated and fermentation was done in tank with regular timed pump overs. This wine was aged in 33% New, Hybrid barrels French & American oak and the rest was aged in neutral oak.