Donati The Immigrant Merlot

Tasting notes & discussion 41

Typically $35/bottle from Donati Family Vineyard
Vintage 2015 from Paicines (Central Coast)
Available for AZ; CA; CO; CT; DC; FL; GA; ID; IL; MA; MD; MI; MN; MO; MT; NC; NH; NM; NV; NY; OH; OR; PA; SC; TX; VA; WA; WI
Sold by Donati Family Vineyard, fulfilled by Wine Country Connect

About Donati Family Vineyard
Founded in 2003 by Italian-American Ron Donati, the Donati Family Vineyard is, as one might expect, a family owned winery specializing in affordable quality wines for the family dinner table. Tired of the word “family” yet? Too bad!

Central Coasting Through Life

TASTING NOTES:
Aromas of cherry, boysenberry, tobacco, and white pepper. On the tongue, you’ll find layers of complex oak structure, mocha, raspberry, and cranberry sauce with a peppery, medium plus finish. (AbV 14.5%, pH 3.86, TA 5.85 g/L, RS 0.06%)

BARRELS:
30 months in 11% new French oak, 6% new American oak, and 6% new Russian oak.

TANGENTIALLY RELATED FACT to help you make conversation over this wine:
How did “coast” come to mean doing something without effort or just sliding by? Well, it was quite a journey. First it referred to a rib bone (Latin costa). Then in Old French it was used to refer to a rib, side, or slope (coste to côte). Then, because the French used it to refer to a slope, it somehow entered American English in verb form as moving on a slope. Particularly, it was used in reference to a bicycle and later automobile moving without power/exertion.

PAIRS WITH (winery recommended):
N/A

OR (really-going-with-the-theme-option):
Ribs.

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