Cannonball California Merlot 2021

Mendocino County is our darling when it comes to sourcing Merlot. With its warm afternoons, rich varied soils, elevations, ocean breezes, and the reliable morning fog pattern, the region provides an excellent climate for maturing the blue and red flavours that we prize in Merlot. Plum, blackberry and hibiscus fruit on the palate with soft notes of baking spices. Berry-driven and savoury, the mi-palate is juicy and generous, and round with soft, supple tannins on the entry that become firmer and more refined on the finish.

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We find that Merlot expresses its most appealing varietal character when grown in regions that experience warm afternoon temperatures balanced by cool nights and mornings. California’s Mendocino County has a rugged coastline and highlands that offer a generous range of soils and exposures in which to cultivate Merlot. The structure and framework of this wine was constructed from the Mendocino components while the lush, full body is attributable to our fruit sourced from a bit further inland, almost directly to the east in Clarksburg in Yolo County. Clarksburg boasts young clay soils, warm afternoons, and cool delta breezes that ripen berries to decadent richness.