1998 MERLOT  Mountanos Vineyard
	The grapes from this hillside vineyard in the Ukiah Valley of Mendocino county were selected from our traditional harvesting area. 1998 was a year that allowed this vineyard to perform it's very best, bringing lush Merlot briar into the wine. A classic Merlot perfume greets a nose at the glass and the taste remains true. The underlying acid is reserved as are the oak tannins. Fermentation was conducted in open-top redwood tanks of 1500 gallons. The must was punched down 4 to 6 times a day and subsequently aged in French oak (20% new barrels) for 18 months. The wine is unfined and coarse filtered. Honored as The Best New World Merlot of The New World Wine Competition, 1998
	1999 MERLOT  Mountanos Vineyard
	The grapes were crushed into 1500 gallon wooden fermenters. The must was hand punched down 4 to 6 times daily, pressed with a classic basket press and aged in center of France cooperage, approximately 30% new wood. At bottling pH was 3.54 and total acidity was .76. Rich flavors flood the mouth and nose with rampant, jammey nuances of ripe Merlot berries. The wine rolls viscously over the tongue leaving no sensory surface unstimulated; the finish doesn't finish. Unfined and unfiltered.

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