Dry Creek Merlot

HISTORY Our first vintage of Merlot was released in 1973 and we have produced this classic Bordeaux varietal ever since. In fact one of the more historic properties we planted was the Bullock House vineyard which produced several outstanding vintages of Reserve Merlot and single vineyard wines. This delicious varietal adds bright aromatics and a velvety mouthfeel as a blending component for our Bordeaux program but is outstanding all on its own as well. Our Merlot is produced in limited quantities and remains an important part of our family of wines. GROWING SEASON An extremely dry winter began the 2014 growing season giving us year number three of the drought. Unusually warm days in January and February were cause for concern. However rain came in March and April at just the right time to recharge the ground water for the early growing season. Warm dry weather extended into summer with very few heat spikes and ideal growing conditions. Harvest came fast and earl