Single Vineyard Collection
2019 Hidden Valley Vineyard Merlot
Aromas of black raspberry, clove and licorice are echoed on the palate, finishing with a supple mouthfeel. So fun to taste and compare with our Gjoa’s Vineyard Merlot and Dickinson Vineyard Merlot!
About this wine
Tucked behind the winery, the bowl-shaped Hidden Valley vineyard is a beautifully warm site that produces ripe fruit of deep flavour and rich tannin. Hand harvested and sorted was fermented from the very lowyielding (2.2 tons per acre) southwest facing block in Hidden Valley after a moderately warm growing season, free of smoke. An 8 day cold soak, then controlled fermentation were followed by extended maceration (27 days total), malolactic fermentation in oak, and a further 12 months barrel maturation in French oak (28% new)
- Type
- Red
- Varietal
- Merlot
- Region
- British Columbia
- Appellation
- Naramata Bench
- Vintage
- 2019
- Harvest Date
- October 17, 2019
- Vineyard
- Hidden Valley Vineyard
- Grape Variety
- 100% Merlot
- Fermentation
- 8 day cold soak, 27 day skin contact
- Élevage
- 12 months in French oak (28% new)
- Cases Produced
- 180
- Alcohol
- 12.5%