Winery Market VineyardsAlpha Merlot
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The Alpha Merlot of the Winery Market Vineyards is in the top 0 of wines of Columbia Valley.
Details and technical informations about Winery Market Vineyards's Alpha Merlot.
Discover the grape variety: Autumn royal
Table grape with long bunches and elongated, seedless black-violet berries with thin skin and crunchy flesh, neutral sweet flavour. Late ripening, autumn harvest. Very rarely vinified. Grown in California, Australia, South Africa and Chile for export markets, prized for its attractive appearance and extended cold-storage life. An American seedless table grape variety developed in California in 1996.
Informations about the Winery Market Vineyards
The Winery Market Vineyards is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Columbia Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Columbia Valley
Cradle of Washington State's great reds. Dense, structured Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, blackberry, graphite, firm tannins), round velvety Merlot, signature Syrah with peppery notes, black olive and deep black fruit. Also precise whites: balanced Chardonnay, taut fruity Riesling with peach notes. Semi-desert vineyard of 24,300 ha sheltered by the Cascades, loess soils over basalt, strong temperature swings.
The wine region of Washington
2nd US producer by volume, on the arid, sunny Columbia Valley. Star Cabernet Sauvignon (~60% of reds): powerful and structured with signature notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, dry herbs and graphite, firm tannins. Fleshy, peppery Syrah (black fruits, smoked meat). Round, fruity Merlot, historic mineral Riesling (dry and off-dry), precise Chardonnay and ample Sémillon.
The word of the wine: Garde (wine of)
Refers to a wine showing good ageing potential.
