Merlot

Nose: Strawberry, cherry pie, baked dark plum, touch of vanilla
Taste: Cherry, lime, touch of slate and tobacco
Pairings: Spicy lamb, pepperoni pizza, cedar plank salmon, grilled sausage, Brie, beignets
Winemaker notes: 76% Merlot, 12% Petit Verdot, 12% Cabernet Franc,
9 months in French oak (12% new), 200 cases.