Cellar Craft Merlot Yakima Valley

White Sands Vineyard,Yakima Valley,Washington

Bold, yet elegant. This Yakima Valley Merlot is big and full with up-front waves of raspberry, blackberry and plum. Subtle notes of cedar and mocha follow the fruit. Over time, the flavors harmonize while the select oak contributes a tempering vanilla note and establishes a sumptuous combination of textures and well defined structure.

Dark, rich and intense, it is a wine worthy of aging; will continue to improve for at least 2 years in the bottle.

CRUSHED GRAPE PACKS

Cellar Craft uses over 12 pounds of virgin, varietal grapes to produce "Crushed Grape Packs” for true, on-the-skins fermentation in its Showcase reds. All of the natural skins and solids from variety-specific grapes are captured for extra extraction of aromatics, flavor, tannin, color and body during the fermentation stage. The finished wine shows character never before possible from a kit. Truly a quality breakthrough! Available in 16 varieties!!

Ready to bottle in six to eight weeks.
18 liter kit produces 23 liters (6 gallons) of wine.

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