100% Merlot from 18-year-old vines. The vineyards are sustainably farmed and indigeonous yeasts are used for fermentation in stainless steel tanks. The wine is aged in French barrels for 8-10 months with a light filtration before bottling. 3000 cases are produced annually.
65% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc from 40+ year old vines planted in clay and gravel. This 5th generation Bordeaux house makes classically rendered, dusty, balanced, thoroughly delicious "baby claret." Certified HVE3 (High Environmental Value level 3, the highest certification...
50% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Cabernet Franc. Aged for 18 months in 35% new French Oak. Aged in bottle for an additional 12 months prior to release. 909 cases produced.
Merlot (39%), Cabernet Franc (39%), Cabernet Sauvignon (22%). Champoux Vineyard, considered one of the best sites in Washington State, is located in the Horse Heaven Hills AVA. Average vine age is approximately 40 years old with sandy loam soils. Native yeasts, matured for 20 months in 30% new/70%...
This Merlot is sourced from three sites: Loess Vineyard, Mill Creek Upland, and Leonetti Old Block. Aged 15 months in new and second-year French oak barrels, puncheons, and oval botti.
This Merlot is sourced from three sites: Loess Vineyard, Mill Creek Upland, and Leonetti Old Block. Aged 15 months in new and second-year French oak barrels, puncheons, and oval botti.
Frederic Leydet's vines for this wine are just near the border of Cheval Blanc, sharing a similar soil distinguished by its iron content. The iron in the soil is particularly good for growing Cabernet Franc, and it's the reason the Leydet works with a rather high percentage of it in comparison to...
73% Merlot, 27% Cabernet Franc. Sandy, fine gravel and iron rich soil. Aged 13 months in French oak barrels without any rackings. Valois is located just near Cheval Blanc.
75% Merlot/25% Pignolo. The vines are planted on ponca, a compressed, flaky clay of marl and sandstone that is typical in this part of Friuli. They grow on a south-facing slope right by the winery; average around 30 years old; yield about 45 hl/ha; and are farmed organically and harvested by hand...
40% Merlot, 30% Cabernet-Franc, 30% Malbec. Made from vines 100% devoted to Bordeaux Rosé, on lower slopes with a cooler climate that optimizes natural freshness and fruitiness. Each grape variety is vinified separately for the best aromatic expression; direct-pressed, vinified and aged in...
80% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc. All of the grapes come from a single 5-hectare plot planted on south and south-west exposed slopes on limestone and chalky, clay soils. Fermented and aged in concrete tanks.
Total production averages 500 cases per year.
85% Merlot 15% Cabernet Franc. Clay and limestone soil. 45-year-old vines on average, including 80 to 150 year-old, prephylloxera Merlot plots. Aged for 13 months in French oak barrels, 50% new. Low sulfur.
Our meteorically successful bargain red! 100% Merlot, CERTIFIED ORGANIC, grown on a single site from an old family estate cultivating Bordeaux varieties in the western Languedoc. Knockout label at no extra charge.
100% Merlot from the Pollard Vineyard in upper Yakima Valley. Of the 10 acres of land under vine, roughly 3 acres are planted to Merlot. Soils are a mix of sandy loam with a limestone subsoil. The 2018 Merlot is matured in 20% new French oak.
