Merlot, Sandstone, Livermore Valley, 2018 Estate grown. Since 1883, five generations of our family have handcrafted fine wines that express the very best of our estate vineyards. With warm days, cool nights, well-drained sandstone soils, and incoming breezes from the San Francisco Bay, our family's hillside vineyards are ideal for growing outstanding Merlot. This is a delicious wine with lush flavors of blackberry and plum with a hint of oak and a long, fruit-filled finished. Family owned. wentevineyards.com. Sustainably farmed. California certified sustainable. Alc. 13.5% by vol.