McManis Family Vineyards - Merlot

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Producer	McManis Family Vineyards
Country	United States
Region	California
Subregion	Lodi
Varietal	Merlot
Sku	14959
Size	750ml

 

TASTING NOTES: The McManis Family Vineyards Merlot is medium-ruby in color and abundantly fruit-forward. The wine opens with notes of blackberry, vanilla cream, and baking spices and leads into a midpalate dominated by black fruit, closing with a pleasing, toasty finish.

PRODUCER: McManis Family Vineyards

REGION IG: 100% of the fruit for this Merlot came from Lodi, California.

GRAPE VARIETIALS: This Merlot is a blend of predominately Merlot with some Petit Verdot and Teroldego blended in for texture and color.

ABV: 13.5%

VINIFICATION: They harvested this Merlot between September 30th and October 2nd with an average Brix of 25.8. After 6-9 days of fermentation on the skins, the resulting wine was pressed and finished fermentation in stainless steel tanks. The wine was then aged on new and used French and American Oak for 6 months.

ACCOLADES:

• Best of Class, 2023 | SF Chronical Wine Competition
• Gold, 2023 | Los Angeles International Wine Competition
• Silver Medal, 2023 | California State Fair Wine Competition
• Silver Medal | Critics Challenge International Wine & Spirits Competition, 2023