2014 Parade of Champions Auction Lot 47
WP Merlot
Alpaca, Huacaya, Bred (Female) | Bay Black
AOA #32193985 | DOB: 9/25/2011 (13 yrs)
Sire: Silvercloud Farm's Mercurio
32193985<--ari-->Beige<--color-->Mercurio is a multiple blue ribbon and color champion winner and is now producing champions. He has incredibly fine fleece with high frequency crimp consistently everywhere you look. His skin biopsy showed a density of 60.25/cm with S/P of 12 to 1. As a breeding male, his fiber statistics have barely changed--AFD 19.6, SD 3.9, CV 19.4 and %?30 1.3. Mercurio is a multiple Champion. His genetics speak for themself. His full sister, Miss Clarice of Alpacas of Maple Lane is now producing Champions. Mercurio's half brother, Lucky Luciano, is a multiple Color Champion. His first cria are on the ground as of Spring 2008, and they are everything we had hoped for. His upgrading of fleeces is significant, incredibly bright and with a very tight crimp. In Mercurio's first entry for Get-of-Sire at MAPACA 09, he took 3rd behind SuperNova & CCNF Arcangel--both white. Quite a feat considering Mercurio had only 10 cria on the ground at the time. His offspring are all ribbon winners, and all but two have finished in the top 2 places at Level IV & V shows. And even more exciting is his ability to throw the dam's color, including true black! Fineness, density, crimp, color, brightness and consistency. That is Mercurio. And he has the progeny to prove it.
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Dam: SNOWMASS CHIANTI
Elite Snowmass Lines
SNOWMASS CHIANTI
HuacayaOpen (Female)Medium Brown
AOA# 850332DOB: 10/10/200321 yrs
AOA# 850332 Medium Brown
Description
A deep, intense take on Merlot, she is so dark and concentrated that she dances on the edge of being true black! Even better than the highly acclaimed 2001 vintage, this Merlot from a tiny, clay soil ranch in Claysville is just about everything you’ve ever dreamed of owning. Gorgeous, generous, voluptuous, cheerful, succulent and intense: WP Merlot is all those things. The aromas, I mean fleece characteristics, are seamless and capture the essence of every alpaca breeder. Merlot is an alpaca that has already reached elite cult status and for very good reason. The opulence, richness and overall pleasure factor are unbeatable and this Merlot is sophisticated, elegant and balanced at the same time. The long fade is characterized by solid frame, great fiber characteristics, and overall appealing to the eye. This write up may be reading like a well written wine review by a leading wine connoisseur… just an alpaca breeder with an alpaca named Merlot! Merlot is all of the things mentioned above and more. Her Sire is Silvercloud Farms Mercurio, is a Multiple Champion Male producing Multiple Champions in every color and Merlot is no exception! Her Dam is Snowmass Chianti, a Snowmass Nova daughter that will never leave our breeding program, produces fine fleeced cria year after year.
Merlot sells bred to The Elite Maximus. The Elite Maximus is one of those few alpacas still alive who possess instant name recognition in the Alpaca Industry. His reputation as a Herdsire, and before that, in the show ring, is second to none. He is a staple Male in the West Penn Breeding Program! Fiber stats for The Elite Maximus at 13 YEARS OLD…AFD: 19.3, SD: 3.4, CV: 17.6, %>30: 0.8!!!!!!!!!! Amazing!
Have a drink on us!!!!!
Updated 5/28/2014