2022 Merlot
$31.00
Merlot
Varietal: Merlot
Tasting Notes:
Bright cherry aromas with hints of vanilla, oak spice and mint. Lush mouthfeel with nicely balanced acidity and grippy tannins. Long, lingering fruit driven finish.
Pair with: Traeger smoked baby back ribs, Portobello mushroom ravioli, grilled ribeye or blackberry cobbler.
Awards
2023 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition (2019 vintage)
2022 Idaho Wine Competition (2019 vintage)
2022 Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition (2019 vintage)
Specs
| Composition Notes | 100% Merlot |
| Vineyards | Huston Estate, Sawtooth, Skyline |
| Release Date | 2026 |
| Cases Produced | 230 |
| Growing Season Notes | 2023 began with a colder-than-usual winter and late frosts, delaying bud break and a cool spring slowed early vine development. A warm and dry summer allowed the grapes to catch up, and late summer heat allowed even ripening. The lower yields brought on by early weather challenges led to a high quality vintage, with excellent flavor concentration and balance. |
| Composition Notes | 90.6% Merlot, 9.4% Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Vineyards | Huston Estate, Sawtooth, Skyline |
| Release Date | 2025 |
| Cases Produced | 255 |
| Growing Season Notes | A cool, wet spring delayed bud break and slowed the start of the growing season. Summer brought warm and dry conditions mixed with well-timed rains, allowing for ideal ripening. Cool fall nights helped the grapes retain natural acidity and ensured an excellent harvest, with concentrated flavors and well-balanced wines. |
| Composition Notes | 89.5% Merlot, 10.5% Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Vineyards | 84% Sawtooth, 11% Skyline, 5% Huston Estate |
| Release Date | 2024 |
| Cases Produced | 229 |
| Growing Season Notes | An Idyllic, warm spring prompted early bud break and vine growth. But an April frost slowed development, caused some vine damage and led to decreased yields. Hot, dry weather in June and July accelerated ripening, but caused some dehydration and sunburn in the fruit. The challenging season ultimately resulted in wines of concentrated flavors, deep color and intense aromatics. |
| Composition Notes | 79% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Vineyards | 68% Sawtooth, 26% Huston Estate, 6% Skyline |
| Release Date | 2023 |
| Cases Produced | 222 |
| Growing Season Notes | 2020 was a textbook growing season. Bud break in the vineyard in mid-April with gradient temperature increases throughout the growing season. A long fall harvest enabled the fruit to finish with both flavor and acids. Grapes ripened slowly creating a well balanced fruit forward wine. |
| Composition Notes | 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Vineyards | Sawtooth Block 43, Skyline Vineyards, Williamson Vineyards |
| Release Date | March 2022 |
| Cases Produced | 196 |
| Growing Season Notes | A cool wet spring delayed the start of the 2019 growing season, pushing bud break into mid-April. Summer was idyllic marked by warm days and cool nights and an abundance of sunshine. The weather was without heat spikes that can be so detrimental to the vines. These perfect conditions allowed slow sugar accumulation and excellent acid retention within the clusters. The cooler growing season set the stage for a wine with tremendous structure and silky tannins. |