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SEVEN FALLS

Merlot 2011

Wahluke Slope

Washington State

 90 Points  

“Spicy, expressive, detailed and focused, offering white pepper and floral overtones to the raspberry and white chocolate core, lingering easily against fine tannins."Drink now through 2016.

 Regularly $17.99

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Our Thoughts on this wine.....

The Seven Falls Merlot has a bright fruit character of cherry and black currant with hints of cocoa that finishes with a rich, silky mouthfeel. This wine has softer tannins which enhances the flavors of milder foods. Aging, 18 Months: 60% French Oak, 40% American Oak. 

The Story……

Seven Falls was inspired by a series of seven waterfalls that once flowed along the Columbia River through what is now the acclaimed Wahluke Slope.

The Wahluke Slope is ideal for creating outspoken, true to varietal wines; bold enough to stand alone, yet elegant enough to pair well with your favorite foods. The Wahluke Slope is nestled above the Columbia River in south-central Washington. With one of the warmest and driest climates in Washington state and sandy loam soil in the vineyards, the terroir in this historical region is perfect for creating big, bold wines with outstanding structure

About the Wahluke Slope

Wahluke Slope is an AVA within the larger Columbia Valley AVA of Washington State. The wines made in this warm, dry region are predominately red, with Merlot as the front runner, producing concentrated, heat-ripened wines. There are also substantial plantings of Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. 

Wahluke Slope is clearly defined geographically, and consists of a sloping, south-facing plateau situated in a bend of the Columbia River. The AVA covers a triangle of land measuring about 15 miles (25km) from east to west, bordered by the Saddle Mountains in the north (which separate it from the brand-new Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley AVA). The Columbia River makes up the southern and western borders, and the Hanford Reach National Monument borders the appellation to the east. The vineyards of Wahluke Slope sit on an alluvial fan. Like much of the Pacific Northwest, the terrain here was created by the Missoula floods of the last Ice Age, some 15,000 years ago. These floods, caused by waters from the then-sizable Lake Missoula in Montana breaking through the glaciers that held them in place, saw huge amounts of water wash through eastern Washington before flooding the Willamette Valley in Oregon. The soils are joined by the effects of the desert-like climate of Wahluke Slope. Like most of Columbia Valley, the AVA lies in the rain shadow of the Cascade mountain range, and Wahluke Slope is one of the warmest wine regions of Washington, along with Red Mountain. The south-facing aspect of the slope means that vines benefit from day-long sunshine, maximizing ripening, and the lack of rain means that growers have control over vigor and berry production through the careful use of irrigation.