BLUE BOOK TASTE PROFILE

Appellation: Carmel Valley
Varietal: Merlot


TASTE BENCHMARKS
  Profile #1
Appearance Medium dark, bright and well-saturated.
Aroma Grassy but seductive raspberry aromas kissed with eucalytus and funky but intriguing personality.
Flavor Rustic but respectable. Soft but unrefined.
Balance Energetic minerality.
PRODUCTION CORRELATIONS
Oenological Partial whole berry fermentation.
Viticultural Biodynamic.
Terroir A box canyon cooled by the Pacific and visited by wealthy tourists who know their Bordeaux. Yes, the style coddles to this crowd but also is possible knowhere else in the County. Elevated sites above the fog must be selected.