The Day After Yesterday Merlot
2020 Walla Walla Merlot
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100% Merlot from Walla Walla. This Merlot is a small lot (2 ton, 119 Cases), hand crafted and aged in barrel for 21 months. It shows anise, baking spices and provencal herbs on the nose along with bright ripe red fruit. Lucid flavors of black cherry, ripe strawberry, boysenberry, and wild huckleberry offer an exciting pallete as it develops in the glass and finishes with a rich mocha velvet texture.
Wine Specs
Vintage
2020
Varietal
Merlot
Appellation
Walla Walla Valley
Vineyard Designation
Aria Vineyard
pH
3.8
Aging
19 months French oak, 50% New
Fermentation
3 Weeks+
Alcohol %
14.3
Wine Enthusiast
91
Wine & Spirits
90
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
100% Merlot from Walla Walla. This Merlot is a small lot (2 ton, 119 Cases), hand crafted and aged in barrel for 21 months. It shows anise, baking spices and provencal herbs on the nose along with bright ripe red fruit. Lucid flavors of black cherry, ripe strawberry, boysenberry, and wild huckleberry offer an exciting pallete as it develops in the glass and finishes with a rich mocha velvet texture.
Awards
91pts Wine Enthusiast. Silver Medal San Francisco International Wine Competition
Vineyard Notes
Aria Vineyard is a boutique, family-owned vineyard taking advantage of the unique terroir that is Walla Walla's Southside. Planted in 1996 with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes. Sunny, clear location overlooking the Blue Mountains and Oregon to the south.
Production Notes
In the spirit being a bit healthier, conscious and intentional about what we consume in the world all of our currently available wines go through a rigorous production protocol aiming to eliminate physiological issues with red wine consumption not related to alcohol.
We Intentionally Source our Fruit. We use ORGANIC/SUSTAINABLE Vineyards using regenerative farming practices and have ZERO tolerance for glyphosate(Round-Up) use. We select our yeasts intentionally to mitigate myco-toxin, mold growth and produce low to zero amounts of Histamine. Yeast inoculation timing is also important. Wines are ADDITIVE FREE and 100% VEGAN. Absolutely no animal products are used for fining or otherwise. NO ADDITIVES or enzymes are used to augment protein stability, flavor, mouthfeel, aroma, texture, or color. Our wines are fermented to "Dry" as in SUGAR FREE, and no other forms of sugar are added ever. Sulfites are used sparingly having a target of 35-50ppm for anti-oxidative effect and age-ability. All WHITE AND RED WINES are FILTERED to .2 microns for biological stability. Our medical grade micro-filtration system removes, Pollens, Molds & Spores, all other Bacteria, Wood Burning Particles, Dust Mites, Insecticide Dusts and more. We have worked very hard to develop and bring our products to market with this protocol. We hope you can enjoy our wines comfortably and as always please drink responsibly.
Winemaker Notes
This beautiful Merlot from Walla Walla underwent a 35 day extended maceration and was aged in a combination of French and American oak, most of the oak profile is American puncheon.
Production
130 Cases
Product Reviews
Chris S.
(Apr 19, 2023 at 9:07 PM)
Great wine, one of our favorites! The several times we have had this and shared with others, it did not disappoint. My pallet isn't as sophisticated as Isaac's, but I got the black cherry and I believe the boysenberry, with a wonderfully velvety finish.