Merlot, Napa Valley 2018

Sourced from two vineyards located in the cooler, southern part of the Napa Valley—Quail Knoll in Coombsville and Truchard in Carneros—the fruit was hand-picked and hand-sorted with each vineyard fermented separately. The Quail Knoll stayed in tank for 15 days and peaked at 88°F during fermentation. The Truchard spent 13 days in tank and reached 90°F during fermentation. Both wines underwent malolactic fermentation in barrel. The wine was aged 18 months in French oak barrels (33% new from Cavin and Bossuet Cooperage). The wine was blended in April of 201bottled without fining or filtration just under one year later.