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Mercier Vineyard

Location

Golden Mile

Acquired

2016

Exposure

Situated on the West bench with South East exposure.

Elevation

361m

Varieties

Chardonnay 2.5 acres
Merlot 1.5 acres
3 acres of Syrah plantation to take place in 2018

Soil

Planted on a fluvial fan of soils that were deposited against an ice lobe that filled the bottom of the valley during the last glacial period. The soils are mostly dark brown, stony, gravelly sandy loams.

Subsoil

Metamorphosed rocks

Sub Texture

Coarse: sandy loam with gravel and rocks