Wine Color: Red

Vintage: 2007

Varietals: 83% Merlot, 6% Barbera, 6% Petit Verdot, 5% Sangiovese

Appellation: Livermore Valley, San Francisco Bay

Winemaker: Karl D. Wente

Alcohol: 14.0%

PH: 3.58

Acid: 0.52g/100ml

Residual Sugar: Dry

Vineyard:

Crane Ridge is the gently sloping formation of hills running along the southeastern corner of the famous Livermore Valley.  The Wente family’s hillside Merlot vineyards deliver fully ripened fruit with exceptional depth of character.

Fermentation:

This wine was fermented in stainless steel tanks.

Aging:

Aged for 20 months in French, American, Eastern European, and neutral oak barrels.