Gordon Estate
Columbia Valley Merlot
Columbia Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA
Time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday.
Pretty color of dark ruby with medium plus intensity and a wide brick rim.
Great nose of blueberries, cherries, licorice, light wood, earth, wet leaves, peppercorn, bitter herbs, spices, vegetables, black tea and violets.
Medium bodied with medium plus acidity. Soft and smooth.
Dry on the palate with tart cranberries, cherries, raspberries, light wood, earth, wet leaves, bitter vegetables, Mediterranean spices, herbs and light chocolates.
Short finish with no tannins and tangy cranberries.
This is an interesting Merlot from Washington State.
This 7 year old is past its peak, but it's still drinkable. Really nice nose, though, that I kept smelling on. Nose is better than the palate.
Feels like an Italian wine, to put it in prospective. Not what I expected from a Washington Merlot.
A good pizza wine, actually. I paired it with a charcuterie board of meats and cheeses, which was phenomenal.
Aged in French and American oak barrels.
13.7% alcohol by volume.
87 Points.
$20.
Time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday.
Pretty color of dark ruby with medium plus intensity and a wide brick rim.
Great nose of blueberries, cherries, licorice, light wood, earth, wet leaves, peppercorn, bitter herbs, spices, vegetables, black tea and violets.
Medium bodied with medium plus acidity. Soft and smooth.
Dry on the palate with tart cranberries, cherries, raspberries, light wood, earth, wet leaves, bitter vegetables, Mediterranean spices, herbs and light chocolates.
Short finish with no tannins and tangy cranberries.
This is an interesting Merlot from Washington State.
This 7 year old is past its peak, but it's still drinkable. Really nice nose, though, that I kept smelling on. Nose is better than the palate.
Feels like an Italian wine, to put it in prospective. Not what I expected from a Washington Merlot.
A good pizza wine, actually. I paired it with a charcuterie board of meats and cheeses, which was phenomenal.
Aged in French and American oak barrels.
13.7% alcohol by volume.
87 Points.
$20.
Was able to get a taste of this Merlot. Simple enjoyable wine with typical Merlot fruit and spice nose carrying to the palate. Medium finish, firm tannins ending with slight sweet notes. Good value.
Was able to get a taste of this Merlot. Simple enjoyable wine with typical Merlot fruit and spice nose carrying to the palate. Medium finish, firm tannins ending with slight sweet notes. Good value.
Jan 9th, 2019
Opens with deep cherries and closes with lovely spices that remain swirling, making you yearn for more.
Opens with deep cherries and closes with lovely spices that remain swirling, making you yearn for more.
Feb 27th, 2016N: smells hot. Big red cherries.
P: over Oaked hardly any fruit
N: smells hot. Big red cherries.
P: over Oaked hardly any fruit
