La Storia – Merlot

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USA - CA

Sonoma County

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Red

The Facts

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2022 (750ml) - 0 89098 80743 2
2021 (750ml) - 0 89098 80743 2

Origins USA - CA > Sonoma County > Alexander Valley

Appellation Alexander Valley

Varietal Merlot

Markets California, Texas

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The Character

Overall A fine example of classic Merlot

Aromas Dark cherry, plums, a bit of black licorice and herbs

Mouthfeel Soft & viscous

Pairings Roasted leg of lamb

The Story

The 2018 season had an interesting but moderate mix of conditions. The year started slow with little pressure from the weather providing the grapes with a long hang time to develop ripeness and flavor maturity without over ripening. In early October, Mother Nature delivered a quick tango of heavy rain that prompted us to use canopy management techniques to open the fruit zone, allowing the sun and wind to dry out the remaining fruit. Even though more than an inch of rain fell during the middle of harvest, it had no impact on Cabernet and little or no impact on Zinfandel grapes. Overall, fruit quality has been excellent with very little shrivel and little or no rot. Our harvest began at somewhat normal time almost a month later than the 2017.We harvested the 2018 Merlot Block 500 grapes on October 2nd. The average sugar at harvest was 25.5 Brix- ideal for making high quality, age worthy wines. Post fermentation the wine was aged on the grape skins for total of 21 days. Post pressing the wine was racked twice and pumped into 30% new, mostly French and other European oak barrels, the rest went into older , mixed barrels. Majority of the wine for the final La Storia blend came from Block 500 with few barrels added from block 510.

About La Storia

Producer Story

Trentadue Winery is small family owned with rich Italian heritage. For over 55 years, we have a history of growing premium wine grapes on the Alexander Valley estate vineyard, with some vines dating back to 1886. We strive to balance the traditions of the area’s early Italian growers and the ever-evolving viticulture industry.

Producer Story

Trentadue Winery is small family owned with rich Italian heritage. For over 55 years, we have a history of growing premium wine grapes on the Alexander Valley estate vineyard, with some vines dating back to 1886. We strive to balance the traditions of the area’s early Italian growers and the ever-evolving viticulture industry.