2014 Merlot Napa Valley

Darjean Jones 2014 Merlot hails from a single vineyard located on the eastern ridge of Napa Valley at the base of Atlas Peak. This deep garnet colored wine is intense with mouth-filling blackberry and boysenberry overtones. Its fruit forward flavors and refined spices give this vintage a liveliness from start to velvety finish. Well-developed structure and integrated tannins will allow this unique wine room to age, yet the subtle traces of earthiness and immediate approachability make this unique wine share-worthy now.

Technical Data

AVA: Napa Valley
Vineyard: Broken Rock
Composition: 97.5% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot, 1% Cabernet Sauvignon, 0.5% Malbec
Type of Oak: French
Alcohol: 14.6%
pH: 3.77
T.A.: 5.5 g/L
R.S.: 1.2 g/L
Time in Barrel: 21 months
Bottling Date: July 2016
75 Cases Produced

Awards

Gold Medal, 2018 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition

Gold Medal, 90 pts, 2017 Toast of the Coast, San Diego, CA