2006 ​Merlot

Lush and luscious, Merlot fans are going to love this wine. The swanky aromas of oak spice, smoke and currants blend gracefully with fresh cigar tobacco and caramel apple. Well structured with firm tannins, the taste of juicy blackberries and vanilla is a wonderful precursor to the rich, full-bodied finish of chocolate.~Chuck Reininger, Winemaker

BLEND: 89% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Sauvignon

VINEYARD: Bacchus, Clifton Hill, Phinny Hill & Stillwater Creek

​COOPERAGE: 83% American, 11% Russian, 6% French (22% new oak) 

BOTTLED:  ​July 2008

pH: 3.71

T.A.: 5.9 g/L

ALC.: 14.5%

​PRODUCTION: 442 cases