Red
Red Mountain Vineyard Merlot
Columbia Valley (WA) · Columbia Valley · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Merlot
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Columbia Valley (WA) · Columbia Valley
- Appellation
- Columbia Valley (WA) / Red Mountain
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
red meat · lamb · aged cheeses
Rated vintages
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200789 pts
Pure Merlot, from the Red Mountain vineyard, this displays that AVA's stiff, hard-edged tannins, keeping the fruit pinned down into a compact core. Cassis and black cherry, iron filings and some tar are all carefully balanced. There's plenty of muscle for further aging, and a hi…