TASTING NOTES
95% Merlot, 5% Cabernet
Youthful fruit-driven wine that is soft & balanced. It is packed with lots of dark fruit, especially plum & black raspberry. Long, sweet fruit finish with a lingering hint of warm earth and baking spice. Round, soft mouthfeel complimented by a beguiling palate of flavors.
Alcohol 13%
WINEMAKING
The 2012 vintage has been a challenge so far, but this Merlot is the exception. The grapes were harvested on consecutive days at the estate vineyards, the Cabernet on 10/17/12 and the Merlot on 10/18/12. 796 Yeast was used on both components in this blend. The wine finished primary and malolactic fermentation and was treated with French oak. Fresh and exuberant, this is as close as you will get to going out & tasting the grapes right off the vine.
95% Badger Mountain Vineyard Estate Merlot, Columbia Valley
5% Badger Mountain Vineyard Estate Cabernet, Columbia Valley