Judean Heights Merlot

Winery:

HEVRON HEIGHTS WINERY

Vintage: 2023

Grape Variety: 100% Merlot

Soil Type: Clay-limestone soil

Age of Grapevine: 20 years

Altitude: 350-650 m

Vineyard Aspect: Southeast (Judean Heights)

Cultivation Method: Conventional

Yeast: Selected yeast

Maceration: Cold maceration before fermentation for two days, fermentation for ten days, post-fermentation maceration for two to three weeks

Alcoholic Fermentation – Stainless steel tanks, 6000-9000 liters per tank

Malolactic Fermentation – Stainless steel tanks, 6000-12000 liters per tank

Aging – Aged in French oak barrels for 12 months, with 20% new oak barrels and 80% old barrels from two wines.

Alcohol Content: 13.0%

Wine Description – This wine offers rich, ripe, and concentrated flavors of juicy plums and black cherries. It is recommended to decant one hour before drinking.

VINTAGE - 2023

VINE VARIETY – 100% Merlot

TYPE OF SOIL - Clay-limestone soil

AGE OF THE GRAPEVINE - 20 years

ALTITUDE – 350-650 m

DIRECTION OF VINEYARD – South East (Judean Heights)

AGRICULTURE METHODE - Conventional.

YEAST - selection

MACERATION – Cold Maceration before fermentation two days, fermentation 10 days, maceration post fermentation two-three weeks.

ALCOHOL FERMENTATION – stainless tanks from 6000-9000 liters per tank

MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION - stainless tanks from 6000-12000 liters per tank

USING SO2 – after malolactic fermentation

AGING - French oak barrels aging for 12 months, 20% new oak barrels, 80% barrels of two wines.

ALC. - 13.0 %

DESCRIBTION OF THE WINE - This wine is offering rich, ripe and concentrated flavors of juicy plums and black cherries. Open and decant an hour prior to drinking.