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| Drinking window: Drink between 2013 and 2015 (based on 62 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 86.1 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 14 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by DelmarvaWine.com on 5/16/2013 & rated 88 points: A full-bodied, voluptuous blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. This $20 wine drinks like a more expensive bottle. I tasted black cherry, blackberry and a touch of cocoa in a complex marriage of black fruit, alcohol (14%) and tannins. (3005 views) | | | Tasted by DelmarvaWine.com on 4/4/2013 & rated 89 points: A full-bodied, voluptuous blend that drinks like a much more expensive bottle. In the big, full-mouthfeel I tasted black cherry, blackberry and a touch of cocoa in a marriage of black fruit, alcohol (14%) and tannins. Good complexity for the price. (2722 views) | | | Tasted by Sid_Mac on 12/27/2012 & rated 88 points: 85% Merlot, 14% Cab Sauvignon, 1% Cab Franc. A bolder Merlot with some complexity. Medium to full-bodied. This one made me re-think my Merlot assumptions. Quite enjoyable! (2506 views) |
| Alexander Valley Vineyards Producer website
Alexander Valley Vineyards is owned and operated by the Harry Wetzel family. Founded in 1975, it is located on Cyrus Alexander's old homestead.
The Wetzel Family Estate now grows fourteen grape varieties, on diverse sites stretching from the banks of the Russian River up onto the hillsides. Each grape variety is matched to a specific soil type and exposure. Vineyard Manager Mark Houser and Winemaker Kevin Hall work as a team to maximize fruit flavor in the vineyard and to create balanced wines that capture the grapes’ varietal characteristics. Hank Wetzel oversees the vineyard and winery operations, and his wife Linda continues to oversee administration. Now the third generation of Wetzels has joined the winery. Harry Wetzel, IV is assistant winemaker while younger brother Robert is the National Sales Manager.
Alexander Valley Vineyards produces 100,000 cases annually, 17 varietal wines and proprietary blends. Seventy-five percent of AVV’s production is red wine. Chardonnay, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon constitute roughly half of total production. Other varietals include Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Gewurztraminer, Syrah, Sangiovese, Viognier, and Cabernet Franc.MerlotMerlot is a dark blue–colored wine grape variety, that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. The name Merlot is thought to be a diminutive of merle, the French name for the blackbird, probably a reference to the color of the grape. Its softness and "fleshiness", combined with its earlier ripening, makes Merlot a popular grape for blending with the sterner, later-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon, which tends to be higher in tannin.USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Sonoma CountyMendocino CountyAlexander Valley Alexander Valley Winegrowers Association | Wikipedia
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