2023 Merlot Rosé

DESCRIPTION

This Merlot Rosé proudly asserts itself, blushing pink to the core, wirth. Striking cranberry-strawberry aroma, a delicate sweet-tart finish joined with a lifting touch of sweetness that rounds the mouthfeel and blurs the edges.

WINEMAKING NOTES

Merlot Rosé has a residual sugar of 3.10gm/100mL.

VINEYARD NOTES

Merlot Rosé is harvested from Wild Horse Peak Vineyards. Wild Horse Peak Vineyards is a 125-acre vineyard located on the Palomar Mountain range bordering the Cleveland National Forest. These vineyards are at elevations of 2,100 to 2,300 ft. The high elevation and wide diurnal range that this vineyard experiences are ideal conditions to grow many red varietals. Cool nights and mornings turn into warm daytime temperatures and allow the grapes to ripen slowly, retaining their acid and accumulating sugar. This intensifies their varietal characteristics for prominent aromas and flavors. This vineyard has soils of loam, sandy loam and decomposed granite which are good for grapevine growth with its mixture of sand, silt and clay. It can drain effectively but also keeps nutrients and water available for the vines. This vineyard is irrigated from our reservoir that depends on Southern California winter rains that can fall between December and March. We maintain a balance with this ecosystem of chaparral and oak woodland of the surrounding area by allowing native plants to grow between the grapevine rows and throughout the surrounding vineyard area. The variety of animals, birds and insects that can be seen in the vineyard area are an indication to the healthy ecosystem that we are a part of.