1997 Merlot Napa Valley
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Michael Havens describes his '97s as "less muscular than the '96s-typical California in the best way, round and juicy," although he feels that the '96s will last longer. Interestingly, while many of his colleagues are beginning to place 1997 in the same category as '94 and '91 in terms of the ripeness and harmoniousness of the wines, Havens groups 1998 with '94 and '91, as the coolest years of the decade. Havens is making greater use of what he calls "punctual oxidation" for his merlot-the injection of small amounts of oxygen as needed, instead of normal racking, as is increasingly done in Bordeaux. He believes that this approach preserves the freshness and texture of the wine and binds less sulfur.
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Michael Havens describes his '97s as "less muscular than the '96s-typical California in the best way, round and juicy," although he feels that the '96s will last longer. Interestingly, while many of his colleagues are beginning to place 1997 in the same category as '94 and '91 in terms of the ripeness and harmoniousness of the wines, Havens groups 1998 with '94 and '91, as the coolest years of the decade. Havens is making greater use of what he calls "punctual oxidation" for his merlot-the injection of small amounts of oxygen as needed, instead of normal racking, as is increasingly done in Bordeaux. He believes that this approach preserves the freshness and texture of the wine and binds less sulfur.
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Michael Havens, whose merlot-based wines and syrah number among California top half-dozen wines in each category, was excited about the quality of the '97 vintage in March. This year, which featured very good overall warmth but not the harvest-time heat of '96, brought more even ripening than '96 or '95, according to Havens, and hang time almost as long as that of '94. The pHs in '97 are lower than those of the previous year, but Havens points out that pHs in '96 were very high. Incidentally, the vines from which Havens has made sauvignon blanc will be replanted due to phylloxera (the '97 will probably be the last vintage from the current vines), but Havens may have another white wine in the near future, as he is planting albari�o in the northeast corner of Carneros.