Heartland Vintage Wines, Inc.
Neyers Merlot Conn Valley 2004
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The 2004 vintage in Northern California is already becoming
celebrated for its Chardonnay. The growing season enjoyed an
early start, free of frost or rain. Then a long cool summer and a
succession of beautifully warm weeks in late August and early
September fully ripened the crop. Grapes for our Carneros
bottling come from the Sangiacomo Kiser Vineyard, just west of
Sonoma; the neighboring Yamakawa vineyard; and one of the
lower elevation parcels on the El Novillero Vineyard, in the hills
at the western limit of the Carneros appellation. The soil is rich
with clay. The vigorous, wild yeast fermentation makes for a
wine that is loaded with tropical fruit, but that long buttery finish
is equally attractive.
4,168 cases produced
celebrated for its Chardonnay. The growing season enjoyed an
early start, free of frost or rain. Then a long cool summer and a
succession of beautifully warm weeks in late August and early
September fully ripened the crop. Grapes for our Carneros
bottling come from the Sangiacomo Kiser Vineyard, just west of
Sonoma; the neighboring Yamakawa vineyard; and one of the
lower elevation parcels on the El Novillero Vineyard, in the hills
at the western limit of the Carneros appellation. The soil is rich
with clay. The vigorous, wild yeast fermentation makes for a
wine that is loaded with tropical fruit, but that long buttery finish
is equally attractive.
4,168 cases produced