Ravish Melange 2016

$145

Ravish, a Right Bank style red wine created from our California vineyards and inspired by the Pomerol wines of Château Petrus. Mélange is a French term for a mixture.

NOTE: In recent years Château Petrus has ceased blending and the wine is now 100% Merlot. We have made Ravish Mélange according to the historic composition of Petrus while our Amour Merlot is our homage to the modern day Petrus.

Aromatically complex this wine has a classic "French" nose, a little Bordeaux framed with terroir and spice, coffee, cinnamon, chocolate, plums, dark cherries, truffles, wet earth and fresh flowers - then it hits the mouth and becomes a torrent of dense fresh pleasure to ravish your senses. Great structure, built for moderate ageing and tastes great right now!
The summer of 2016 offered even temperatures and growing conditions, followed by slightly cooler temperatures in September allowing less pressure during harvest and a good combination of elegance and structure especially in our red varieties.

The grapes from each plot are fermented in separate five-ton, temperature-controlled, stainless steel fermentation tanks in order to preserve the identity of the terroir.

Upon completion of alcoholic fermentation, the wines are tasted before being drawn off to the fine wine tanks and transferred into barrels.

The ageing phase commences in the cellar and takes 20 months during which the cellar master racks the wines regularly in order to clarify them naturally. No fining agents are used so the wines remain vegan.

While ageing, several tastings from each barrel are carried out. Blending takes place after the individual wines have aged in barrel for a little over twelve months and have started to show their development.

The blends are then returned to barrel for around eight months allowing them to integrate into a wine with its own unique characteristics.

French Oak for 22 months, approximately 40% new, 40% one use and the balance neutral.
Only 187 cases were produced and no allergens were used in the making of this wine.
Color Red
Vintage 2016
Style Red Bourdeaux
Appellation Sonoma
Varietal Merlot
Date Bottled 6th Aug 2018
Drinkable 2024 - 2036
Bottle Size 750ml