Hillside Collection
2020 Merlot
An elegant and refined Merlot with flavours and aromas of cassis, ripe cherry and dark chocolate.
About this wine
A late spring and moderately warm summer preserved the bright cherry and plum aromas and the warm fall allowed for very long hang-time for the 2020 Merlot grapes. This blend was created from 4 principal blocks of Merlot: our own Hidden Valley Vineyard, a bowl-shaped valley behind the winery on Naramata Road; Gjoa’s Vineyard, just across the street; Dickinson Vineyard, about halfway to Naramata and below the road, and Occhi Dolci Vineyard to the South, perched above the lake below Munson Mountain.
- Type
- Red
- Varietal
- Merlot
- Region
- British Columbia
- Appellation
- Naramata Bench
- Vintage
- 2020
- Harvest Date
- October 19-22, 2020
- Vineyard
- Hidden Valley, Gjoa's, Dickinson, Occhi Dolci
- Grape Variety
- 100% Merlot
- Fermentation
- 8 to 15 days cold soak; 26-32 days skin contact
- Alcohol
- 13.7%