Wine Specs
Vintage
2021
Varietal
Merlot
Bottling Date
8/10/2023
Alcohol %
14.30
2021 Merlot Reserve
This is a round, juicy wine that coats the palate with layers of ripe, earthy, savory brilliance. The aromas offer everything from sage and cigar tobacco to leather and fresh English plums. On the palate, it is lush and expansive, with tons of dark fruit and baking spice. The finish carries through with fine tannins and lingering dark fruit flavors.
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Tasting Notes
The aromas offer everything from sage and cigar tobacco to leather and English plum. On the palate it is lush and expansive with tons of dark fruit and baking spice. The finish carries through with fine tannins and lingering dark fruit flavors.
Vineyard Notes
Pope Valley Winery is located in the northeastern hills just beyond Howell Mountain in Napa Valley. Our two estate vineyards with a combined 80 planted acres, at the winery and our Eakle Ranch vineyard, yield rich distinctive wines characteristic of the terroir. Our wines showcase the mineral complexity of the soils - Pleasanton loam and Bressa-Dibble complex. Pope Valley is a warm growing climate with cool evenings and mornings which allow the grapes to hang on the vine long enough to ripen to their fullest potential yet cool enough at night to develop complex varietal aromas.
Winemaker Notes
We hand harvested the fruit early in the morning, it came to the winery where it was processed and underwent a 6 day cold soak to facilitate upfront extraction. The small lot process allow us to tightly control extraction for excellent balance.
Production
146 Cases
Wine Specs
Vintage
2021
Varietal
Merlot
Bottling Date
8/10/2023
Alcohol %
14.30