This was selected by Wine Enthusiast as the best Merlot from Washington State for 5 consecutive years! Deep, rich black cherry, raspberry and mocha aromas and flavors linger beautifully across a long, focused finish. Refined, well-integrated tannins add to the wine’s polish and grace. Mike Januik, Winemaker A combination of punch downs and pumpovers were used to extract color and flavor during the early stages of fermentation Fermentation was finished in barrels to integrate the fruit and oak Gravity-racked to soften and clarify the wine Aged 18 months in both new and one-year-old barrels, predominately French oak