Alexander Valley Homestead Red Blend

”homestead red blend celebrates winemaking in northern sonoma county’s alexander valley. The 2015 is a blend of six of our favorite grapes. Each varietal adds a different flavor profile to this well balanced wine. Winemaker kevin hall selected merlot with rich concentration to anchor the blend then added zinfandel for spicy notes grenache for berry flavors mourvedre for additional texture cabernet sauvignon for elegant structure and then rounded out the blend with syrah for bright berry flavors and floral aromatics. The western drought continued in 2015 and was once again the topic of much discussion. A cool spring rain at bloom and a hot july along with the continued effects from the lack of rain contributed to lower yields and one of our earliest harvest dates. As a result the grapes had terrific balance and concentration and superb fruit flavors at harvest. The individual lots for homestead red blend were picked fermented and barrel aged separately in order to maximize co