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Red-medium-modern
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Color:
Red
Body/Type:
Medium Bodied
Style:
Modern
Size:
Bottle, 750 ml
Winery:
Teira
Grapes:
Merlot
Serve At:
57°-63° F
Region:
USA > California > Sonoma

From husband and wife team Dan Donahoe and Alexis Woods comes this small production (450 cases) hand-crafted (by Bill Knuttel) Cab-lover's Merlot. The Teira Merlot actually drinks like a right bank Bordeaux with a touch of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc added, and smart use of new oak to round the wine. It's craftmanship might be considered traditional, but the big fruit screams California. Even Miles would be proud.

Teira Wines was founded by Dan Donahoe and Alexis Woods in 2002, and named after their daughters Thea & Keira. Their roots in the wine business go deep. Dan started out as a cellar worker for Cakebread Cellars during the crush of 1992 and went on to a career as a retail wine merchant specializing in discovering limited production, high quality wines from around the world for his clients. Alexis Woods' family has been growing grapes in the Alexander and Dry Creek Valleys of Sonoma County since 1974, when her father Frank Woods founded Clos du Bois Winery. Specializing in small production, hand crafted wines, famed winemaker Bill Knuttel consults for Teira as well.

Mid-Northern Sonoma's proximity to the coast, as well as the dense fogs that creep down hillsides, is the key to the region's favorable viticultural tendencies. Long a source for excellent Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, the area in and surrounding the Russian River Valley benefit with long, ideal growing seasons, allowing the perfect balance in ripening the fruit.

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