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2020 Lloyd

Lloyd Messer always envisioned the Calcareous Vineyard site as being a classic producer of Bordeaux varietals. This Estate blend is an annual confirmation of that vision. Highlighting our plantings of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot as well as Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine is a testament to our site's ability to produce transcendent examples of a wide range of varietals. 

Tasting Notes
Deep elegant red hues express the full extraction and arising acidity of this wine. The nose is full of earthy spice, currants and blackberry. Ripe dark red fruit, richly dense tannins and refreshing acidity make for a surprisingly clean and refreshing palate for such a big red wine.
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/ 750ml Bottle
SKU: 2020LLOYD

Wine Story

Vineyard Notes
The chalky soils of the Calcareous Vineyard produce fruit forward wines balanced by firm backbones of tannin and acid. This play between richness and structure is most prominent in the Bordeaux varietals and especially in this blend. The 2020 vintage is most marked by firmer tannins and an emphasis on structure over fruit. These wines are tailored made for laying down and increasing in complexity over the coming years.
Winemaker Notes
Each of these varietals ripen at a different time in the vineyard, thus each is handled separately during harvest, with blending taking place after completion of primary fermentation. This form of treatment also allows for a full sensory evaluation of the young wines before they are deemed acceptable for inclusion in the Lloyd blend. Bordeaux varietals demand an oxygen rich environment for fermentation, thus each lot was open top fermented with twice daily pump overs and délestage performed as necessary to fully realize extraction. After pressing, free-run and press fractions were evaluated for proper balance and were then combined to form a final blend for aging.

The Specifics

Wine Specs
Vintage
2020
Varietal
26% Merlot, 25% CF, 24% Cab Sauv, 19% Malbec 6% PV
Appellation
Paso Robles
pH
3.44
Alcohol %
15.2

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