2016 Sequoia Grove Merlot

2016 Sequoia Grove MerlotVintage: 2016 Region: Rutherford, Napa Valley Country: USA Winemaker Notes Lively aromas of freshly baked mixed berry pie layer with hints of cola, caramel, blueberry jam, fresh plum, vanilla, and toasted marshmallow. On the palate, this Merlot is medium bodied, full of ripe cherry and red fruit. It is round and mouth filling with a bright finish, making it an excellent wine to pair with food. Rated Best of Class, San Francisco Chronicle Wine

Vintage: 2016

Region: Rutherford, Napa Valley

Country: USA

Winemaker Notes

Lively aromas of freshly baked mixed-berry pie layer with hints of cola, caramel, blueberry jam, fresh plum, vanilla, and toasted marshmallow. On the palate, this Merlot is medium-bodied, full of ripe cherry and red fruit. It is round and mouth-filling with a bright finish, making it an excellent wine to pair with food. Rated “Best of Class”, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. Winery Exclusive.

About Winey

Rutherford is home to some of Napa Valley's most renowned producers, including Sequoia Grove Winery. This is a family-owned winery founded in 1979 by James and Babera Allen in a 110-year-old barn. The place is forgotten in a grove of American redwoods (sequoias) and includes 9.5 hectares of fields. From the beginning, the family has primarily grown Sequoia Grove Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay, but also has smaller areas planted with Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and Merlot.

The development at Sequoia Grove Winery was explosive from the start, with the 1985 vintage winning the award for best American Cabernet Sauvignon and in 1988 winning the award as “Winery of the Year” at International Wine Review.

Shortly after the turn of the millennium, in 2002, Sequoia Grove Winery was purchased by the Kopf family and a new chapter began. There was a major investment in the modernization of both the winery and the fields, in order to achieve an even higher quality for the future. In 2006, Tonella Ranch, in the eastern part of Rutherford, was expanded and leased, with 20 hectares of fields. These fields were replanted with various vines and classic grapes of Bordeaux clones.

After being assistant winemaker for a short number of years, Molly Hill took over the overall responsibility as winemaker in 2008. To this day, it is still Molly Hill who is responsible for the wine production, and it is also she who in 2010 was the brains behind Sequoia Grove Winery's newest addition to the family - the series of absolute top wines called Sequoia Grove Cambium, which has already received great recognition from wine critics from the first vintage.