Winemaking
By the time the wine is in the bottle, we, the winemakers, have tasted it thousands of times. The individual lots imprint on us with their special flavors and characters. When we regularly examine and taste from the barrels in the cave, we carry chalk to write notes on individual barrels, something about the wine or the process. Those barrels that taste the best in each lot got an "X" for eXceptional. This is where the X in DRX comes from. This Meritage blend is made from just the exceptional “X” barrels. We make the component wines separately, age them for two years, do the blend by taste and then return the blend for up to two more years of barrel aging.
Aging
Three years aging in 85% French and 15% American oak barrels.
