Zerba Cellars Columbia Valley Merlot 05

Complex black cherry, currant, leather and balanced oak aromas. This wine has rich black cherry, plum and currant flavors with hints of chocolate on the finish. Smooth mouthfeel, balanced acidity and focused flavors.

Previous Vintage tasting Notes

From the winery: 100% Merlot. 374 cases were bottled in April, 2006. Harvest: The grapes for this wine come from Willard Vineyard in Prosser, Washington and from Wooded Island Vineyard near Tri-Cities, Washington. Harvest Brix: Cooperage: Acidity: pH and TA Alcohol: Production: 374 cases were bottled in April, 2006.

Cole Danehower's Oregon Wine Report recently gave the 2003 an A- (quite a high score for his newsletter). Cole has this to say about the Zerba Cellars Merlot: "Full dark maroon color. Piercingly clear aromas of boysenberry fruit shine out from ancillary notes of ground coffee, barrel spice, and lavender potpourri. Fresh in the mouth, the wine has forward sweet wild blue and black berry fruit flavors, accented by nuances of toffee and roses. Brick acidity gives the wine a delightfully fresh feel, and controlled tannins help frame the wine in the mouth - though they also create a dusty feel that lingers on the finish. Evem so, the finish retains excellent fruitiness, and the lingering pucker of the tannins is relatively soft."