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©2019 Matanzas Creek Winery, Santa Rosa, CA MZ19_43515 2015 napa valley merlot OUR ESTATE For the past four decades, Matanzas Creek Winery has focused on creating site-expressive wines. roughout the years our methodology has remained the same: utilize a range of vineyard clones and fermentation vessels, and explore new farming and winemaking techniques, to produce thoughtfully craſted, expressive, and balanced wines. Today, all Matanzas Creek Winery estate vineyards are sustainably farmed and are certified under the California Sustainable. WINEMAKING is Napa Valley Merlot comes from the Stagecoach Vineyard, which has been producing mountain wines for two decades, offering vineyards that are well balanced. Located at 1,500 ſt. elevation on Atlas Peak, this Merlot block is cold soaked for 3 days for color extraction, fermented in small tanks and barrel aged for 20 months. WINE PROFILE Ripe aromas of red plums and red cherries with notes of tobacco and smoked paprika. e mouthfeel is wide round and warm with hints of caramel and candied dates. Notes of chaparral, Manzanita wood and red cherries persist with balanced acidity. VINTAGE NOTES e 2015 vintage began with a cold season. e cool temperatures affected bloom, creating vineyards with a low yield. e positive lateral effect was that berries had very small sizes, and the color and flavors concentrated more than usual. serving recommendations Decant for 30 min to 1 hour before serving. pairing recommendations Ch arcuterie: pork rillette and pate. Mushrooms. Beef: Beef stroganoff. vegetarian Roasted beets, mushrooms and parmesan cheese eggplant lasagna. technical notes MATANZASCREEK.COM WINEMAKER Marcia Torres Forno COMPOSITION 100% Merlot APPELLATION 96% Napa Valley 4% Bennett Valley ÉLEVAGE 25% new French oak 10% second-use French oak ALCOHOL 14.9% TA 5.9 g/L PH 3.62 RS 1.2 g/L
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©2019 Matanzas Creek Winery, Santa Rosa, CA MZ19_43515
2015 napa valley merlot
OUR ESTATEFor the past four decades, Matanzas Creek Winery has focused on creating site-expressive wines. �roughout the years our methodology has remained the same: utilize a range of vineyard clones and fermentation vessels, and explore new farming and winemaking techniques, to produce thoughtfully cra�ed, expressive, and balanced wines. Today, all Matanzas Creek Winery estate vineyards are sustainably farmed and are certi�ed under the California Sustainable.
WINEMAKING�is Napa Valley Merlot comes from the Stagecoach Vineyard, which has been producing mountain wines for two decades, o�ering vineyards that are well balanced. Located at 1,500 �. elevation on Atlas Peak, this Merlot block is cold soaked for 3 days for color extraction, fermented in small tanks and barrel aged for 20 months.
WINE PROFILERipe aromas of red plums and red cherries with notes of tobacco and smoked paprika. �e mouthfeel is wide round and warm with hints of caramel and candied dates. Notes of chaparral, Manzanita wood and red cherries persist with balanced acidity.
VINTAGE NOTES�e 2015 vintage began with a cold season. �e cool temperatures a�ected bloom, creating vineyards with a low yield. �e positive lateral e�ect was that berries had very small sizes, and the color and �avors concentrated more than usual.
serving recommendations Decant for 30 min to 1 hour before serving. pairing recommendations Charcuterie: pork rillette and pate. Mushrooms. Beef: Beef strogano�. vegetarian Roasted beets, mushrooms and parmesan cheese eggplant lasagna.
technical notes
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WINEMAKERMarcia Torres Forno
COMPOSIT ION100% Merlot
APPELLATION96% Napa Valley4% Bennett Valley
ÉLEVAGE25% new French oak10% second-use French oak
ALCOHOL14.9%
TA5.9 g/L
PH3.62
RS1.2 g/L
