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Mercer Family Vineyards Malbec

Mercer Family Vineyards Malbec

Winemaker’s Notes Aromas of grapefruit and bright lime zest are abundant on the nose, finishing with passion and grape fruit. The racy acidity from the Sauvignon Blanc carries though the mid-palate, finishing with a crisp and fresh finish.

Vineyard Source

The fruit for this wine is grown at our acclaimed Estate vineyards in the Horse Heaven Hills. The fruit is exposed to dappled sunlight, allowing for uniform ripening and flavor development. Well balanced crop levels have allowed us to create wines with great depth and concentration.

Growing Season

The 2017 vintage started in early September, which is what we typically expect. The past 4-5 years have brought grapes in as early as the middle of August. The warm days and cool nights of September gave us ample fruit flavor development balanced with bright acidity. Some cold events in mid-October definitely put the pressure on to get fruit off the vines. Despite the cool spell, our fruit had plenty of time to ripen, developing intense flavors and dusty tannins.

Winemaking These grapes were sorted in the vineyard with the selective harvest on our Pellenc harvesters. The fruit was not crushed in order to preserve as much whole-berry as possible. At the winery, individual lots were fermented in stainless steel tanks. Twice daily pumpovers allowed gentle extraction of color and tannins. 20 months barrel aging in 25% New French and American Oak.

Appellation: Horse Heaven Hills
Blend:
  • Malbec 79% 79%
  • Syrah 21% 21%

Alcohol: 14.1%
T.A.:
0.52g/100ml
pH: 3.89