Jackson Hills resides in the Bennett Valley AVA, one of the smallest Sonoma County appellations. This Merlot is on the edge, literally. The Jackson Hills vineyard runs right up to the edge of a northeast facing hillside which serves as a dramatic backdrop and offers growing conditions that are on the fringe. This fringe vineyard site, along with the coastal fog influence courtesy of the Petaluma Gap and Russian River, gives the Merlot an abundance of character.