Merlot
⏳ Drikkevindue
2023 - 2027
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Roasted duck, grilled pork chops, rosemary-infused lamb
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Scheid Vineyards' Merlot is a beautiful expression of Monterey County's unique climate. While the northern Salinas Valley is famously cold and windy, Scheid strategically plants their Merlot in the warmer, southern microclimates of their estate vineyards, such as the San Lucas and Hames Valley AVAs. Here, the grapes bask in intense daytime sun, allowing the variety's signature black cherry, plum, and cocoa flavors to develop fully, while the brisk evening winds sweeping down from Monterey Bay preserve a vibrant, balancing acidity. Crafted at their state-of-the-art, wind-powered estate winery, this Merlot is aged in a combination of French and American oak barrels, yielding a velvety, medium-to-full-bodied red with supple tannins and a smooth, elegant finish.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Scheid Vineyards blev grundlagt i 1972 af Al Scheid og er en pionervirksomhed beliggende i hjertet af Salinas Valley i Californiens Monterey County. Gennem fem årtier har den familieejede vingård udvidet sit virke til tolv unikke vinmarker, hvor man udnytter den markante, kølende havbrise fra Monterey Bay til at dyrke en bred vifte af druesorter. Vingården er dybt engageret i bæredygtighed, drives udelukkende af vedvarende vindenergi og arbejder efter strenge, certificerede bæredygtige principper. Scheid Vineyards er anerkendt for sin alsidige portefølje af levende hvid-, rød- og rosévine og fremstiller både roste enkeltdruevine på eksempelvis Cabernet Sauvignon, Albariño og Barbera samt håndværksmæssige cuvéer som deres Claret Reserve.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Merlot
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
14-14.5%