PACIFIC COAST VINEYARDS PASO ROBLES MERLOT 2008

2008 MERLOT (90 POINTS) This Merlot was produced from only free run juice and was never pressed to ensure the finest quality wine. Expressing a seem-less smoky supple and seductive list of exotic spices wrapped around black cherry and fruit flavors. These Merlot grapes were specially selected from a vineyard located south east of Paso Robles in a little town called Creston. The vineyard is meticulously maintained with a canopy management program to ensure the consistent ripening of each cluster. The program is an important process with the Merlot grape in order to make robust full flavored wine. The skin of the grape holds the key to all of the color and tannins, therefore the clusters must be exposed to the maximum sunlight to reach full ripeness.