The Laboratory Series is an "experimental" wine series that lets our winemakers push the boundaries. 
<br /><br />The 2013 Merlot may be the biggest suprise in the line-up of the Laboratory Series Essences, it is SWEET which is quite the jump from the tradtional Merlots being made at Red Newt.  The Merlot did need a little bit more time in the bottle to come into it's own compared to the Riesling and Gewurztraminer. 
<br /><br />Pure beautiful Merlot juice, barely fermented and fortified with 95% grape spirits.
<br /><br />Watch the Wine Byte Video for insights from our winemaker:
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