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2011 Two Jakes Merlot, Lake County 750ml 4-Pack

Our vineyard is located in a site with rocky granitic soils that result in a very different expression of Merlot from the typical California profile. The persistent sunny rays at the high altitude impart extravagant color and bright pomegranate aromas with no vegetal aspect. Our proximity to Clear Lake’s afternoon cooling “lake effect” preserves these aromas. While our volcanic soils produce solid, age-worthy tannins which impart amazing ageworthiness.The combination of rich fruit aromatics, firm tannin structure and lively minerality resemble the wines of the Pomerol district of Bordeaux in Southwestern France.

The 2011 was harvested in late October in cool conditions which achieved full ripeness at low brix. Fermented traditionally and aged in neutral cooperage for 26 months to refine its dense, hard tannins and lend subtle nuances of vanilla and toffee. The wine you will encounter offers lush and generous fruit enjoyable today but with potential for substantial bottle age.
Our Merlot invites lamb dishes, of course, but this wine’s refreshing minerality also asks to be served with grilled duck breast or before dinner with a fine ripe brie or, if there is any left, after, with dark chocolate.

Clark Smith – Winemaker
Clark Smith has dedicated four decades of his widely varied talents as a consulting winemaker, inventor, author, musician, and teacher to the Wine Industry throughout the globe. We recruited Clark in 2007 to make wines in a classic style that would showcase our vineyard’s special features.
Clark writes a monthly column “The Postmodern Winemaker” for Wines and Vines Magazine. He founded a company to commercialize new winemaking technologies including ultra filtration and micro-oxygenation and holds patents for VA removal and alcohol adjustment via reverse osmosis.

Specs

  • Varietal: 100% Merlot Clone 181
  • Appellation: Estate Vineyard, Clear Lake AVA
  • Harvest Date: October 29 & 31, 2011
  • Brix: 23.2
  • Fermentation Techniques: Anchor NT112 yeast, 7 g/L untoasted Alliers chips, four week maceration
  • Elevage Details: Three weeks microbüllage pre ML
  • Barrel Regime: 26 months in neutral French oak
  • Alcohol: 13.9%
  • pH: 3.83 at bottling
  • Production: 275 cases

Specs

  • Varietal: 100% Merlot Clone 181
  • Appellation: Estate Vineyard, Clear Lake AVA
  • Harvest Date: October 29 & 31, 2011
  • Brix: 23.2
  • Fermentation Techniques: Anchor NT112 yeast, 7 g/L untoasted Alliers chips, four week maceration
  • Elevage Details: Three weeks microbüllage pre ML
  • Barrel Regime: 26 months in neutral French oak
  • Alcohol: 13.9%
  • pH: 3.83 at bottling
  • Production: 275 cases

Vendor Details

Two Jakes of Diamonds

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My name is Jacob S. Stephens III, but everyone calls me Jake. I represent the third generation in our family to embrace the life of a farmer, following in the footsteps of my grandfather Jacob, and my father Jake II.In early 1990, an old family friend suggested that we look into the California vineyard business, specifically high-end wine grapes. Thinking this would be an exciting departure, we began looking for properties north of Stockton, California. After considerable time and investigation we settled on our first property, just south of Sacramento near the then small town of Elk Grove. Through hard work and good fortune, these vineyards proved to be of excellent character, with our grapes being purchased by a number of well known wineries in the Sonoma Valley.

In 1998, one of our neighbors came to us with a proposal to buy the ranch, an offer we couldn’t refuse. Having developed a passion for the business, we applied what we’d learned about the business and went looking for a great undiscovered site, finding it at last in the mountains of the North Coast. Lake County, to be exact, where we planted our vineyards and began producing Two Jakes of Diamonds.

In as much as we would love to be considered noble men, the truth is, idealistic farmers have difficulty surviving. Farmers play the hand they are dealt, exploit their advantages and try to minimize their risks. Economics compel us to focus on efficient productivity.

However, in the stern, rocky soils at our high altitude site near Clearlake, high yields are not an option. Therefore our mantra can be summed up in one word ~ quality. We grow top quality grapes because we have to. Distinctive wines reflect perfectly the environment in which they are grown, because grapes are delicate vessels which drink in the vineyard site’s attributes and carry the stamp of that place. Our ace in the hole is that our site allows us to grow fruit of comparable and sometimes superior attributes compared to our downhill neighbor Napa County, at a fraction of the cost of land, the principle driver of grape price.

Our unique combination of sought-after characteristics and reasonable prices results in tremendous value which is the key to our success. Our winery customers have come to rely on us to provide intense fruit aromas, color, minerality and tremendous palate energy, and these qualities have become our stock and trade.

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