Tasting Notes - 2005 Merlot - Sierra Foothills
Pick date: September 7 & September 12, 2005
Average brix at time of harvest: 24.5
pH: 3.50
ML: 100%
Alc: 13.5%
Cases produced: 250
The nose offers cherry and ripe, dark plum as well as hints of cocoa and
vanilla.
What seemed so dark in the nose becomes bright cherries in the mouth with a
background of tasty oak and nutmeg. This wine is mouth-filling and firmly
textured.