Land of Saints Merlot Santa Ynez Valley 2022 (750 ml)
Land of Saints Merlot Santa Ynez Valley 2022 (750 ml)
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Land Clay and riverstone, Los Olivos District, Santa Ynez Valley
Blend 100% Merlot
Farming Practicing organic
Production 587 cases
ABV 13.3%
Èlevage 14 months
This organic Merlot is plump, juicy, and textbook California Merlot. It has a medium body that boasts black cherry and bursting ripe plum on the palate, accompanied by savory roasting spices due to 14 months spent in french barrique before bottling under December’s new moon.
Winemaking
From a single site in Los Olivos District comes this old vine celebration of all we love about Merlot. Planted own-rooted in clay and riverstone in 1974, at what was then called Santa Ynez Vineyard. We’ve loved this site for five vintages strong, and chose to highlight the vineyard as a single expression for our 2022 Merlot, so perfect was the season. Vinification was 100% de-stemmed, in stainless. The wine aged in neutral 59gal barrique for 14 months before being combined under December’s new moon, and bottled December 18th, 2023.
About the Winery
“Three friends. Four cultures. One California sun.” Land of Saints is a collaboration between Angela and Jason Osbourne and Manuel Cuevas. These friends met in 2013 and started their own venture to show the three different corners of the world they come from (New Zealand, England, and Mexico) and their combined love of both California and its wine - a true passion project.
From a single site in Los Olivos District comes this old vine celebration of all we love about Merlot. Planted own-rooted in clay and riverstone in 1974, at what was then called Santa Ynez Vineyard. We’ve loved this site for five vintages strong, and chose to highlight the vineyard as a single expression for our 2022 Merlot, so perfect was the season. Vinification was 100% de-stemmed, in stainless. The wine aged in neutral 59gal barrique for 14 months before being combined under December’s new moon, and bottled December 18th, 2023.
About the Winery
“Three friends. Four cultures. One California sun.” Land of Saints is a collaboration between Angela and Jason Osbourne and Manuel Cuevas. These friends met in 2013 and started their own venture to show the three different corners of the world they come from (New Zealand, England, and Mexico) and their combined love of both California and its wine - a true passion project.
