Zema's vines are flattered by a regimen of the most fastidious management, training and pruning is carried out to the most exacting standards and yields are purposely kept low to optimize the quality of harvest. Merlot is picked to a schedule determined by full physiological ripeness as the fruit achieves an intensity and concentration of flavour. Grapes are crushed, de-stemmed into static fermenters and vinified under strict temperature controls for a week. A portion of the ferments are completed in barrel to enhance integration with oak. The finished components are matured sixteen months in a selection of French barriques. Alcohol 13.5%