Swanson Merlot 2017 Napa Valley

WINEMAKER’S NOTES:

Cool hand-harvested Merlot, brought in at night was followed by prolonged prefermentation cold maceration, which allowed easy extraction of color and flavor compounds from the grape skins during fermentation. Extraction was individually tailored by wine lot, with the wines receiving on average one month on the skins to optimize aromatics and charm yet fully extract and develop tannins. The 2018 wine lots were racked in early spring 2019, following the completion of malolactic fermentation in barrel, then again in April of 2020 prior to bottling. Overall, the wine received a total élevage of 17 month.

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