Pheasant Run Vineyard Reserve Merlot
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed 5–12 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
roasted duck, creamy mushroom risotto, grilled lamb chops
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Representing the pinnacle of Columbia Crest's artisanal winemaking, the Reserve Merlot sourced from the prestigious Walla Walla Valley showcases the exceptional potential of Washington State Merlot. The Walla Walla Valley, with its unique combination of wind-blown loess soils, warm days, and cool nights, imparts a distinctive structural elegance and aromatic complexity to the grape. In the cellar, Columbia Crest treats its Reserve tier with meticulous care, employing small-lot fermentation and extensive aging in select French oak barrels. This approach yields a Merlot of remarkable depth, balancing lush black cherry and plum flavors with refined tannins, cocoa notes, and a vibrant mineral undertone. It stands as a testament to the region's history, where early viticultural pioneers discovered that the rugged Columbia Basin terroir could produce Merlots capable of rivaling the finest in the world.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Columbia Crest blev grundlagt i 1983 i Paterson langs Columbia-flodens solbeskinnede bredder og har spillet en afgørende rolle i at etablere staten Washington som en vinregion i absolut verdensklasse. Vingården ligger i hjertet af Columbia Valley og Horse Heaven Hills, hvor vinstokkene nyder godt af ideelle vækstbetingelser med markante temperaturforskelle mellem dag og nat samt veldrænede jordbunde. Huset forener præcisionsdyrkning i vinmarken med moderne kældermetoder for at skabe vine med imponerende konsistens, dybde og umiddelbar tilgængelighed. Columbia Crest er især berømt for sin fyldige, velstrukturerede Cabernet Sauvignon, sin bløde Merlot og sin spændstige Chardonnay, som udfolder sig i anmelderroste serier som Grand Estates, H3 og flagskibet Walter Clore Private Reserve.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Merlot