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Vintage:

2018

Winemaker:

Doug Margerum

Appellation:

El Dorado County, Sierra Foothills

Composition:

50% Grenache Blanc, 22% Roussanne, 15% Marsanne, 12% Viognier, 1% Picpoul Blanc

2019 Margerum M5 White Rhone Blend, El Dorado County, California (750ml)   


A Monthly Wine Club Selection
2018 Margerum M5 is mostly Grenache Blanc (50%), with small quantities of Roussanne (22%), Marsanne (15%), Viognier (12%) and Picpoul Blanc (1%).

Each component is fermented separately in neutral French oak barriques and puncheons and aged on fine lees for 8 months in a cold room kept at 47°F. A small portion of the wine is allowed to go through malolactic fermentation to increase mouthfeel. Very little sulfur dioxide is used during production and instead the lees and carbon dioxide from fermentation help protect the wine from oxidation. Pale straw hue with a viscosity that clings to the glass as it is swirled. Aromas of apricot, peach nectar, sweet pea flowers and pineapple. The palate is medium-full, round and pleasing with ample acidity to balance the ripe flavors of pineapple, quince and pear with a touch of brioche that linger on the finish. Doug Margerum found his passion for wine in the caves of the iconic southern Rhône producer Clos de Papes. At the time he was a mere teenager and on a family vacation. Twenty years later, a 13-course dinner in New Orleans gave Doug the opportunity he had been dreaming about: to follow his passion to make wine and then establish Margerum Wine Company in 2001. That same year, Fred Brander allowed Doug to produce his first wines in a 400-square foot facility Doug built behind Brander Vineyard. Since 2012, Margerum Wine Company makes its winemaking home in Buellton at a state-of-the-art facility on Industrial Way. The focus is red and white Rhône varieties from the Estate vineyard, Sauvignon Blanc from Happy Canyon and a variety of other wines from customfarmed fruit purchased from growers in Santa Barbara County.

Vintage:

2018

Winemaker:

Doug Margerum

Appellation:

El Dorado County, Sierra Foothills

Composition:

50% Grenache Blanc, 22% Roussanne, 15% Marsanne, 12% Viognier, 1% Picpoul Blanc