Certified Sustainable, Organic or Biodynamic Green Certified

Region: America / California / Sonoma County

Grapes for this wine are handpicked from mountain, hillside, benchland and valley floor vineyards located in Sonoma County’s prime winegrowing regions. Fruit from the different vineyards is vinified and aged separately in oak, ensuring that only the wines that will improve the overall blend are used.

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  • Sonoma County

    Sonoma Valley AVA is in southern Sonoma County, flanked by the Sonoma Mountains to the west and the Mayacamas to the east. The climate is moderated by the Pacific Ocean’s cool summer fogs and the influence of San Pablo Bay to the south. St. Francis owns 600 acres of carefully chosen, diverse Sonoma County vineyards. The winery’s estate vineyards give it complete control over growing and production, a cornerstone to St. Francis’ quality philosophy. Each of the four estate-owned vineyards has its own soil profile and unique mesoclimate that forms a “tapestry of terroirs” carefully matched to the grape varieties grown there.

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    Merlot

    Merlot makes plump, succulent wines to drink young or opulently massive wines for aging. Has silky, blackberry and currant fruit, with spice, earth, tobacco and chocolate notes, and soft tannins.