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2008 Dry Creek Valley Merlot
Our 2008 Dry Creek Merlot captures the rich, ripe flavors of the Dry Creek Valley. It is a medium-bodied wine that exhibits intense flavors of blackberry and cherry from the vineyard with hints of complementary barrel spices. This wine was made to be enjoyed young, but a bit of bottle aging will make it even more rewarding.
Winemaking Notes
Our Frei Brothers Reserve Merlot is produced in a gentle, traditional style enhanced by the use of modern techniques to produce a wine that represents the Dry Creek Valley terroir. The grapes for the Frei Brothers Reserve Merlot are de-stemmed, but not crushed to retain a significant portion of whole berries for fermentation. This technique produces more concentrated dark fruit flavors. After fermentation, 100% of the wine completed malolactic fermentation to soften the acids and add complexity.
Technical Notes
| Appellation: | Dry Creek Valley |
| Varietal Content: | 96% Merlot, 3% Petite Sirah, 1% Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Titratable Acidity: | 0.54g/100ml |
| Residual Sugar: | 0.27g/100ml |
| pH: | 3.78 |
| Alcohol Level: | 14.23% |
