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Ladi's
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2001 Sonoma County Merlot Price: $25.95 This beautiful Merlot is a blend from two spectacular vineyards - 85% Ladi's Vineyard & 15% Rockpile Vineyard. Dark, rich & smooth flavors of black cherry, plum and cassis are wonderfully balanced with toasty oak and creamy Dutch chocolate. This Merlot was crafted from intensely flavored grapes hand selected from small lots of hillside vineyards. Open top, cool temperature fermentation, and different yeasts add complexity and character to this wine that was aged for 22 months in 45% new oak of which 60% was American oak.
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| 2000 Merlot |
Silver Medal
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| 1999 Merlot |
93 Points 85 PointsHighly
Recommended Silver Medal Silver Medal
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| HARVEST | |
| Date | October 27, 2001 |
| Appellation | Sonoma County |
| Vineyard | 100% Ladis Vineyard |
| Sugar at Harvest | 23.0 brix |
| Total Acid | 5.0 gram per liter |
| Ph | 3.65 |
| Yield | 4.1 tons |
| WINEMAKING | |
| Winemaker | Dan Barwick |
| Winemaking | Early morning hand-harvested, cold soaked for 72 hours (15% whole berries) |
| Fermentation | Cool temperature in open top tanks, with submerged caps, pumped over twice daily |
| Oak | 70% American (50% New); 30% French (30% New) |
| Aging | 20 months |
| FINISHED WINE | |
| Bottling | June 18, 2002 |
| Alcohol | 13.5% |
| Quantity Bottled | 248 cases |
| Retail Price | $25.95 |
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