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Wine Details
Price:
$34.50 per bottle
Description:
Our 2001 Columbia Valley merlot was produced from Conner Lee, Canoe Ridge, Artz, Hedges, Sagemoor, and Klipsun vineyards, on or very near the Columbia River in eastern Washington. While 2001 was not quite as warm as 2000, merlot ripened beautifully at all of these vineyards. Flavors were fully mature, yet the wine comes across as slightly more elegant structurally than the 2000 vintage.
This merlot was pumped over and punched down by hand two to three times per day in small stainless steel tanks. Some lots were fermented to dryness while others were pressed well before. After pressing, settling, and racking the various lots were moved to nearly new French barrels for aging and maturation. Following final racking, the wine was assembled and bottled in August of 2002 and laid down in our cellar for additional development.
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