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Pepper Bridge Winery Walla Walla Merlot 04

Previous vintage notes: Wine Spectator rating 92 points: " Bright and zingy, with layer upon layer of jazzy blackberry, cherry, subtle oak tones and finely tuned tannins, finishing with a light tobacco note, ultimately long and elegant with well-mannered power. Drink now through 2010. 999 cases made." (HS)

Wine Press NW rating "Outstanding"! Big and plush. Hearty, complex, velvety, with meaty, muscular firmness. Good match for steak on the grill.

Detailed Info, Previous Vintage Notes, Reviews:

Wine Spectator says: "What Washington Merlot should be-bright and zingy, with layers of jazzy blackberry, cherry, subtle oak tones and finely tuned tannins. French winemaker Jean-Fran?ois Pellet gets it to finish with a light tobacco note; long and elegant, with wellmannered power. Drink now through 2010.-H.S."

From the winery:

Our second vintage of Merlot is extremely exciting since this is the first vintage crafted entirely at our state-of-the-art, gravity-feed winery. We always give extra care to our hand-harvested grapes, but this vintage also received very gentle handling at the winery. The gravity-feed system and proprietary shaker table allowed us to hand-sort each individual cluster before the grapes moved to the fermentation tanks, then by gravity to the caves 38' below.

The 2000 Pepper Bridge Merlot is bright, featuring deep flavors of cherry, cassis and violet with an intriguing hint of roasted coffee, spice and a bit of licorice. The wine shows our trademark elegant style with a firmly sculpted framework of acid and polished tannins. It aged 19 months in 66% new and 34% seasons oak, 95% French.

95.7% Merlot, 4.3% Cabernet Sauvignon

47.8% Pepper Bridge Vineyard, 52.2% Seven Hills Vineyard

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