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Lot 792 | 2017 Columbia Valley
Merlot
A gorgeous Merlot shiner from some of the best talent in all of Washington state.
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$20.00
Wine Details
The wine shows excellent extraction, with a nose of blue fruit, cherries, chocolate, and a halo of fresh-picked bay leaves. The entry is expertly balanced with medium-bodied acidity, medium+ perfectly integrated tannins, and a terroir-dominated hit of new leather leading into a dry finish of incredible length and resonant umami. Best paired with a temperate evening and a fire pit – food and company optional.
- Vintage
- 2017
- Appellation
- Columbia Valley
- Grape
- Merlot
- Alcohol by Volume
- 14.4%
- Cases Produced
- 225
- Drink/hold
- Now through 2027
- Release Email
CHW Confidential
CHW Confidential
Lot 792 is sourced from a gorgeous postcard-perfect estate vineyard at 900ft elevation on a well-drained slope at the edge of the Columbia River. A "shiner" lot that's already had over two years of bottle aging in cellar, the wine was produced under the watchful eye of a tremendously talented winemaker who has over a decade of previous tenure at one of Napa Valley’s most iconic wineries (where he collected a trophy cabinet full of 100-pt scores from Parker and the other major names to boot). A Merlot for true Merlot fans – a pure, varietally correct expression of the grape from an expert hand, elegant in its balance of flavors, delicately spiced, with a deep umami resonance and obviously finished in a very high-end wood program.