Merlot | 2020 Harvest

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During the 2020 harvest, we had the chance to receive New Jersey grown Merlot grapes from our friends @bellviewwinery. ⁣⁣The grapes were allowed to undergo carbonic maceration before having a single barrel of mature spontaneously fermented beer racked on the grapes. ⁣⁣For the base beer, we chose a barrel from the Spring of 2019 that used a special recipe consisting of New Jersey malted barley and unmalted buckwheat from @rabbit_hill_malthouse. ⁣⁣The beer was allowed to referment on the grapes with 20 days of skin contact before being racked back to oak for extended aging and conditioning for an additional 10 months to mellow. We bottled this blend in August of 2021. ⁣⁣