Ironstone Vineyards | Merlot – NV

Description

Red Wine: Ironstone Vineyards | Merlot – NV

Bursting with luscious fruit and soft tannins, for excellent drinkability. Rich, ripe black cherry and black plums lead to a hint of vanilla and toast. Flavors of currants with juicy dark fruit and spicy cedar ends with rounded, well-balanced and complex finish.

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Producer: Ironstone Vineyards

Vintage: NV

Size: 750ml

ABV: 14.5%

Varietal: Merlot

Country/Region: United States, California

Bursting with luscious fruit and soft tannins, for excellent drinkability. Rich, ripe black cherry and black plums lead to a hint of vanilla and toast. Flavors of currants with juicy dark fruit and spicy cedar ends with rounded, well-balanced and complex finish.

Producer Information

Ironstone Vineyards is a sizeable, family-owned wine producer situated in the Sierra Foothills region of central, inland California. It has more than 2000 hectares (5000 acres) of vineyards in both the Sierra Foothills and Lodi AVAs, which are planted to an array of classic Californian grape varieties including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Petite Sirah, Viognier, Zinfandel and Pinot Noir. In 1948, founder John Kautz acquired five hectares (12 acres) of land that he planted to vineyard. Today, Ironstone Vineyards is still managed by the Kautz family, who named the estate after the limestone and schist rock slopes from which they carved out their wine cellars – known as the “wine caverns” – and laid the foundations for their winery. The miners who carried out the project said it was like “blasting through iron”. The wine caverns have the capacity to hold up to 1500 French and American oak barrels. These provide the ideal temperature and humidity conditions for the storage of wine, remaining at a constant 60? (16?) and 70 percent humidity throughout the year. Ironstone Vineyards makes a wide portfolio of wines and is one of the USA’s largest wine companies. The Classic, Reserve and Obsession ranges come under the Ironstone brand name, but the company also produces a number of stand-alone brands including Christine Andrew and Leaping Horse Vineyards.