2021 Merlot

Cooper Garrod Vineyards

Picked on September 13th 2021
   Crushed at Cooper-Garrod Vineyards
    917 lbs.
    24° Brix at harvest
    pitched with 5 oz. PDM yeast 30 grams DAP, 30 grams Mariferm, 9 grams Enartis Color Pro, 70 grams Enartis Pro Tinto

9/17/2021

45 grams DAP,30 grams DAP, 75 grams Enartis Tan V

9/21/2021

60 grams Fermentaid O, VP41 Malo-Lactic

9/25/2021

    morning 8 grams DAP
    Afternoon Pressing
        68 gallons

10/7/2021

    racking
    67.5 gallons after racking
    30 ppm SO2
    pH 3.58
    T.A. 6.7 grams/liter

12/28/2022

   racking
   12 oz Medium and Dark French oak chips
   45 ppm SO2
   65 gallons

3/14/2023

Bottling 30 gallons 20 ppm SO2 added prior to bottling
35 gallons left to bottle

4/13/2024

Bottling today, 40 ppm SO2 to all of it
20 gallons bottled and 15 gallons blended with 2022 Petite Sirah
To make a blend at this point called 21_22_PSMerl