2013 MERLOT

DRY RED

Notes from the Winemaker

A wine beautifully maturing with time, this noble variety offers a sophisticated wine bursting with deep, juicy fruit flavors and a strong, smooth structure. Ripe strawberries and raspberries hover over the nose, accented by a delicate white pepper spice. Port in color, with the body to back it up, this vintage reveals notes of black cherry and truffle with a smooth tannic finish. Perfectly aged to drink today, this wine will continue aging beautifully with its fruity profile.

Production Notes

Cold soaked and fermented on the skins for up to two weeks, and aged in French and American oak barrels for 33 months.

$25.00/bottle

Vintage: 2013

Composition: 100% Merlot

Appellation: Leelanau Peninsula
Alc x Vol: 13.3% 

pH: 3.58

TA: 6.6 g/L 

RS: 0.3%

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