BLASTED CHURCH CABERNET MERLOT 750ML @Deerfoot Meadows [1008283]

HAND HARVESTED, DESTEMMED, COLD SOAK FOR 5 DAYS BEFORE FERMENTATION. PUMP-OVERS RANGED FROM 1 TO 3 TIMES, 18 TO 28 DAYS ON THE SKINS. MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION IN BARREL - FRENCH, AMERICAN, AND HUNGARIAN, OF WHICH 20% WAS NEW, 4% WAS SECOND-FILL, 25% WAS THIRD-FILL, AND 51% WAS NEUTRAL. THE WINES WERE IN BARREL FOR 14 MONTHS BEFORE BEING RACKED TO TANK FOR BLENDING AND BACK TO BARREL FOR AN ADDITIONAL 6 MONTHS OF AGING BEFORE BOTTLING. 59% CABERNET SAUVIGNON, 20% MERLOT, 8% PETIT VERDOT, 7% CABERNET FRANC, 6% MALBEC. DARK BERRIES AND PLUMS WITH A BEAUTIFULLY STRUCTURED MID-PALATE AND A PERSISTENT FINISH.