La Playa Vineyards
Primero
Cabernet Sauvignon
Syrah

Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Carmenère
Claret
Sauvignon Blanc
Chardonnay

Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Sauvignon Blanc
Chardonnay "Un-Oaked"
Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé

Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc
Loud River Roaring Red
Limarí Valley Sauvignon Blanc
Limarí Valley Chardonnay

Chilean Merlot
2006   MERLOT
BLOCK SELECTION RESERVE

COMPOSITION 100% Merlot
HARVEST By hand
VINTAGE April, 2006
APPELLATION Colchagua Valley
AGE OF THE VINES 16 years
YIELD 4 tons per acre
MACERATION 30 days post fermentation
FERMENTATION Selected yeast, 24-28° C, 10 days
AGEING 12 months in French and American oak, at least 6 months in bottle
ALCOHOL 13.5%
TOTAL ACIDITY 4.86 g/l
VOLATILE ACIDITY 0.72 g/l
pH 3.54
RESIDUAL SUGAR 2.55 g/l
FREE SO2 35.2 mg/l
TOTAL SO2 96 mg/l


     2004 Technical Sheet     
     2006 Technical Sheet     
WINEMAKER'S NOTES: "Ruby red wine with complex aromas of vanilla bean and toasted oak sparked by ripe black plums and sweet black cherry jam. Rich black stone fruit on the palate followed by spicy oak results in a delicious, mouthcoating wine with dense textures."


REVIEWS: "This wine's ripe red fruit falls into balance with crisp acidity and soft tannins, a simple pleasure to pour with burgers."
Wine & Spirits, February 2005


"The 2001 Merlot has a bouquet of earth, black cherry, and coffee grounds which repeat as soft flavors with the addition of unsweetened chocolate. The finish is medium-broad and truncated. Light on its feet."

Colorado Wine News, October-December 2004