Rutherford Estate
2014 Merlot
Rutherford
Elegant 100% varietal Merlot from the Rutherford Bench on our organically-farmed Long Meadow Ranch Rutherford Estate which exhibits extraordinary depth of flavors and blue-black color in the glass. Aged in Sequin Moreau used barrels. This Merlot wine is a genuine rival to the classic, elegant Cabernet Sauvignon wines from nearby Rutherford blocks.
Winemaker, Long Meadow Ranch Winery
Accomplished winemaker Ashley Heisey joined the Long Meadow Ranch winemaking team as associate winemaker in August 2003 and became our principal winemaker in time for the 2004 vintage. Ashley followed in the footsteps of our long-standing winemaker, Cathy Corison, in making the distinctive wines from Long Meadow Ranch's organically farmed estate vineyards located high in the Mayacamas Mountains above Rutherford.
Heisey was winemaker for the Napa Valley's Far Niente and the affiliated Dolce, from 1997 to 2001, and she previously served as enologist from 1993 to 1997 for the same properties. A graduate of University of California, Davis, (MS in Enology) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Ashley has enjoyed a wide range of winemaking experiences. She has worked in various capacities at several of Napa Valley's finest wineries, including Opus One, Robert Mondavi Winery and Schramsberg Vineyards.
Ashley has worked as an intern in Germany's Rheingau and France's Bordeaux regions. And, recognizing that one only has a finite number of opportunities to make wine in a lifetime, she participated in two harvests a year by traveling to the Southern Hemisphere in each year from 1997 to 2000 with stints in Argentina, South Africa, New Zealand, and Chile.
Ashley can often be found with sons, Seth and Miles, exploring in the barns and at the hen house on the ranch.
Country born: United States
Education: U.C. Davis, M.S. Enology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Years in the wine industry: 20-30 years
Winemaking Philosophy:
Accomplished winemaker Ashley Heisey joined the Long Meadow Ranch winemaking team as associate winemaker in August 2003 and became our principal winemaker in time for the 2004 vintage. Ashley followed in the footsteps of our long-standing winemaker, Cathy Corison, in making the distinctive wines from Long Meadow Ranch's organically farmed estate vineyards located high in the Mayacamas Mountains above Rutherford.
2311 Cotner Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90064
310-479-3731
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