2018 IBEX Single Vineyard Merlot
Cabernet-Lover's Merlot
Our single-vineyard Napa Valley merlot is grown in our award winning Ibex Vineyard in St. Helena. Sustainably farmed and hand-harvested at the base of Spring Mountain, our vines thrive among some of the most celebrated cabernet vineyards in Napa Valley. Harvested late for prime ripeness, this wine is aged in new French oak for a luscious, complex, full-bodied expression of merlot.
Merlot from this vineyard has won 18 gold medals in only 3 vintages!
RECENT GOLDS:
2021 SF Chronicle Wine Comp | DOUBLE GOLD!
2020 Sunset International Wine Comp | GOLD | 91 Pts.
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2018
Varietal
Merlot
Appellation
Napa Valley
Vineyard Designation
Ibex Vineyard - St. Helena
Aging
14 Months - 50% New French Oak
Alcohol %
14.1
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Blackberry, Dark Raspberry, Chocolate, Leather, Tobacco, Soft Black Pepper
Production Notes
100% Merlot - Hard harvested
Fermented 21 days on skins with yeast D21