Producer | Chappellet |
Country | United States |
Region | Napa Valley |
Varietal | Merlot |
Vintage | 2022 |
Sku | 112062 |
Size | 750ml |
ABV | 14.80% |
WB
Wine Statistics
Harvested Sept. 7 – 28, 2022
25.5- 27.0° Brix at Harvest
14.8% Alcohol
TA .59 g/100 ml
pH 3.60
Bottled - June 2024
Wine Blend
76% Merlot
18% Cabernet Sauvignon
2% Malbec
2% Petit Verdot
2% Cabernet Franc
2022 Napa Valley Merlot
Vice President of Winemaking, Phillip Corallo-Titus
The Wine
This supple and beautifully structured mountain-grown Merlot continues to
remind wine lovers how delicious and age-worthy Merlot can be. It was aged
for 22 months in French oak barrels (40% new), and was blended with the
four other red Bordeaux varieties for added depth and complexity.
Growing Season & Harvest
2022 began with generous winter rains that filled our reservoirs and saturated
our soils. A cool, dry spring was followed by ideal summer weather with no
days above 100º F until a significant heat event beginning near Labor Day.
Thankfully, with extensive irrigation and careful canopy management to
protect the fruit from the sun, we were able to respond to the heat on a block-
by-block basis. Harvest began in early September and concluded on October
17, with our Red Bordeaux grapes picked at a range of ripeness levels to ensure
abundant options at the blending table.
Tasting Notes
Beautifully complex and aromatic, this wine draws you in with effusive
layers of black cherry, ripe berries, tobacco leaf, wild herbs, cinnamon, clove
and roasted coffee. On the palate it is luxuriously smooth and round, with
seamless tannins and lush, mouth-coating flavors of dark cherry, cassis,
ginger, nutmeg and black tea gliding to a long, polished finish.
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