Red

Januik Merlot

Januik

Puget Sound · Columbia Valley · United States

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Merlot
Country
United States
Region
Puget Sound · Columbia Valley
Appellation
Columbia Valley
Alcohol
14.4%
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
medium
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

Red meat · Lamb · Aged cheeses · Mushrooms

Rated vintages

  • 2020

  • 2019

  • 2018

  • 2017

  • 2016

  • 2015

  • 2014

    This wine's plum, vanilla, milk chocolate and blue fruit aromas are followed by a palate saturated with supersmooth fruit and barrel flavors. The variety isn't immediately apparent, but it's delicious all the same.

  • 2013

    Cocoa, plum and spice aromas are followed by lush blue-fruit flavors. Vanilla notes are speckled throughout.

  • 2012

    With grapes coming from Weinbau, Klipsun and Ciel du Cheval vineyards, among others, this wine offers brooding aromas of dark raspberries and bittersweet chocolate. The oak (half new French) provides a perfect complement, with flavors of coffee and spice mixing with dark fruit.…

  • 2011

    Rock solid, this substantial Merlot is grounded in earth flavors, laced with butter cookie, and finished with tart tannins. The fruit is tight and tangy.