The unfiltered 1997 Merlot Proprietor Grown was aged in both American and French oak. It offers an open-knit, exuberant style with abundant quantities of roasted wood, cranberry, and jammy black cherry fruit characteristics. Medium-bodied, spicy, and slightly jagged around the edges, this flavorful, rustic Merlot can be drunk over the next 4-6 years. Tel. (800) 854-3987 and (707) 431-4310; Fax (707) 431-4314