2021 The Day After Yesterday Merlot
2021 Walla Walla Merlot
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95% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, 1% Cabernet Franc dominately from Walla Walla and Yakima Valley. This Merlot is a small lot (2 ton, 115 Cases), hand crafted and aged in barrel for 19 months. It shows rich red fruit including savory cherry pie, hints of boysenberry, baking spices, provencal herbs and vanilla bean. This exciting palate develops in the glass and finishes with a satiny soft texture.
Wine Specs
Vintage
2021
Varietal
Merlot
Appellation
Walla Walla Valley
Vineyard Designation
Aria Vineyard, Elephant Mountain
pH
3.9
Aging
19 months French oak, 50% New
Fermentation
3 Weeks+
Alcohol %
14.3
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
95% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, 1% Cabernet Franc dominately from Walla Walla and Yakima Valley. This Merlot is a small lot (2 ton, 115 Cases), hand crafted and aged in barrel for 19 months. It shows rich red fruit including savory cherry pie, hints of boysenberry, baking spices, provencal herbs and vanilla bean. This exciting palate develops in the glass and finishes with a satiny soft texture.
Awards
Awards our wines have received
-93pts Wine Enthusiast
-92pts Wine & Spirits + top 90 Bordeaux varietals in 2022
-Silver Medals “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.
Elephant Mountain. The vineyard sits on a series of gentle, southern-facing slopes at elevations from 1320 to 1460 ft. The vineyard is located above the irrigated portion of the Yakima Valley and is surrounded by dry land shrub steppe. The vineyard has a unique micro climate, perfect for growing and maturing wine grapes. Established: 1998
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
Two beautiful Merlots from Aria vineyard and Elephant Mt from Walla Walla and Yakima came in early September as the heat in the PNW was pretty intense this year. Small amounts of Petit Verdot and Cab Franc were added to bulk out mouthfeel and flavor due to the relatively short hangtime and early ripening that all wineries experienced this year. It also underwent a 38 day extended maceration and was aged in a combination of French and American oak, most of the oak profile is American puncheon.
Production
115 Cases
Other Notes
Sustainably Farmed. No Glyphosate