Pepper Bridge Walla Walla Valley Merlot 750 ML

Aromas of cherry, soil, dried herbs, dried tobacco, dark raspberry and earth are followed by full-feeling fruit flavors surrounded by enough tannic structure to lay down well in the cellar.\n \n Producer Information\n Pepper Bridge Vineyard, planted in the terraced remnants of ice age flood silts, is one of the Walla Walla Valley’s most reputable vineyards. L’Ecole was the first winery to produce a wine from Pepper Bridge – our prized Bordeaux blend, Apogee. Unique site characteristics shine through in Apogee’s distinctive spicy aromas, dark fruit flavors, robust tannins, and rich structure. This original 10 acre vineyard was planted in 1991 and has been expanded over the years to 175 acres. Closer to the Blue Mountains, it is cooler and wetter than Seven Hills, delaying harvest on Merlot by 10 days and often three weeks on Cabernet Sauvignon. At an 850 foot elevation, Pepper Bridge is planted on the terraced remnants of ice-age flood deposits. The top three feet of soils are Walla Walla silt loam, which is a wind-blown, mineral-rich loess. Underneath this layer are rich sedimentary deposits from the numerous glacial floods that inundated the Walla Walla Valley during the end of the last ice-age.