Nob’s Red 2023
“The Merlot vineyard experienced a massive outbreak of hornets in 2023, resulting in significant grape loss and an early harvest. Since the grapes didn’t reach full ripeness, I aimed for a gentle extraction to create a wine with a soft and delicate flavor.”
“The Merlot vineyard experienced a massive outbreak of hornets in 2023, resulting in significant grape loss and an early harvest. Since the grapes didn’t reach full ripeness, I aimed for a gentle extraction to create a wine with a soft and delicate flavor.”
Type: Red wine
Variety: 100% Merlot
Alcohol: 12.0%
Wild yeast
Sulfur: 0ppm
Production: ~670 btl
Lime-sulfur, Bordeaux mixture, collomite (JAS organic mite-killing agent)
The destemmed Merlot grapes were fermented in resin tanks with maceration for one week. Before the fermentation was fully complete, the juice was pressed and left to finish fermenting in liquid form. After fermentation, the wine was aged for ~8 months in barrels and stainless steel tanks before bottling.