Folie à Deux Merlot 2017
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2017
Varietal
Merlot
Appellation
Alexander Valley
Harvest Date
September 8 - October 13, 2017
Acid
0.55 g/100mL
pH
3.67
Alcohol %
13.9
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
The Folie à Deux 2017 Alexander Valley Merlot has bright, enticing blackberry,
ripe cherries, dried fig and tea aromas with notes of tasty oak on the nose.
The vanilla, Cherrywood smoke, chocolate and black raspberry flavors are
concentrated and focused on the palate. This wine is full-bodied and fleshy
with balanced acidity and fine-grained cocoa powder tannins on the finish.
The Folie à Deux 2017 Alexander Valley Merlot is inviting making it a perfect
complement to most meat dishes, such as Mediterranean lamb burgers or a
slow cooked roast beef.
Vineyard Notes
Grapes for the Folie à Deux 2017 Merlot are hand-picked from a selection of
prime vineyards in the cooler parts of Alexander Valley. Nestled in northern
Sonoma County, Alexander Valley AVA stretches 22 miles from Healdsburg to
Cloverdale, following the meandering course of the Russian River. Along its
heavily graveled bench lands and foothills lie some of California’s supreme
Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards, which benefit from the region’s
warm daytime temperatures, marine-cooled evenings and well-drained, volcanic
hillside soils.
Production Notes
Following a 10-14 day maceration period, the lots are aged for 15 months in
a combination of French American and Hungarian oak barrels (17% new). This
wine is bright and varietally expressive.
Winemaker Notes
2017 was a phenomenal vintage for Sonoma County. Harvest began slightly
earlier after more welcomed winter rain and heat spikes than previous years. With
temperatures remaining fairly cool into April, sunshine and warmer temperatures
were welcomed in mid-May when flowering began. The pace quickly sped up in
June and July with hot temperatures that hit the area. All in all, fruit quality was
exceptional, achieving ample ripeness on every metric.
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