2006 Trefethen
Family Vineyards Merlot,
Oak Knoll District, USA
SKU:
716300
Origin:
United States | California
Trefethen is the largest family run estate in Napa. How ever, they
produce only 25% of what they grow, selling the rest to other wine makers
in the region. Because of this we can expect to see a high level of quality and
precision coming from their wines.
This wine is 95% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Malbec, and 1% Petit
Verdot. With that 95%
of the grapes are harvested from the main ranch and 5% are harvested from the Hillspring vineyards. It spends about 17
months in French oak before being bottled
Oak knoll is a cooler
region of Napa. Merlot typically flourish in cool growing regions with humid
soil the Oak Knoll district is actually perfect for it, a “sweet spot” between
its warmer north and cooler south regions. This season in particular seeing a
large amount of fog leaving the afternoons cooler drew out the harvest for one
of the longest growing season in 40 years.
On the Nose - pepper, herbs and pie spices, chocolate and fur
On the Pallet – beautiful mouth feel medium to long finish, full
blackberry, boysenberry and white pepper and hearty chili spices.
Now the
website listed “olallieberry
fruit” and I had to wiki what that was but oddly enough I ate these things
all the time while I was growing up, and I remember liking them more then any other
berry. I just never knew what they were called! Neat!
This wine can more then hold up on its own with or with out food, but I
would love to pair it with a duck chili, or true Italian sausage spaghetti.
Awards
93
points/Editor’s Choice - Steve Heimoff, Wine Enthusiast - March 1, 2011
Cheers!
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