2022 Quilceda Creek Merlot

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Item 10611923

Removed from a temperature and humidity controlled wine storage unit; Purchased direct from winery; Consignor is original owner

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RATINGS

99Owen Bargreen

...delivers drop-dead gorgeous red and dark floral aromatics alongside espresso grounds and suggestions of tar and mountain huckleberry...palate is a sensational expression of weight, depth and minerality...

97James Suckling

Lovely blue plums on the nose, alongside blueberries, dark chocolate and pine cones. It’s plush and creamy, full of depth, with a full body and caressing, velvety tannins that are seamlessly integrated with the fruit. Long and delicious, with hints of stones combining with the fruit at the end.

96Vinous / IWC

...spicy blend of dried blueberries, incense and cedar shavings...soothingly round and pliant upon entry, with mineral-infused wild berry fruits that slowly saturate, lifted by a core of brisk acidity. Pleasantly chewy and exceptionally long...leaves a web of fine-grained tannins and a staining of primary concentration as hints of licorice slowly fade.

93+ The Wine Advocate

...scents of black cherry, mint chocolate, lavender, steak sauce and glossy oak. The full-bodied palate is concentrated but coiled at this stage. It’s framed by powdery tannins and has a long, latent finish.

PRODUCER

Quilceda Creek

Quilceda Creek is Washington State’s most acclaimed wine producer. Its Cabernet Sauvignons have been earning awards and high ratings from reviewers ever since the 1980s, and Robert M. Parker Jr. has called Quilceda a winery “that remains below the radar of even the most knowledgeable wine enthusiasts. These are prodigious, world class wines.” Based in Snohomish, Washington, not too far north of Seattle, Quilceda Creek’s 32 acres of vineyards are in several Eastern Washington appellations. Alex Golitzin, founder and owner, was born in France at the beginning of WWII but moved to San Francisco during the war with his parents. His uncle was Andre Tchelistcheff, one of Napa Valley’s earliest crafters of fine wines. Paul Golitzin, Alex’s son, is now chief winemaker at Quilceda Creek. The winery’s vineyards are planted in Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Vines are 12 to 23 years old. Some 38,000 bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon are produced annually.

REGION

United States, Washington

Washington State, with 59,000 vineyard acres, is the second largest producer of wine in the United States. Wine was made in the state as early as the mid-19th century, but Prohibition and, later, restrictive state laws killed the wine making business in the 20th century until the 1960s, when laws changed and large and small producers started making wines. An influential horticulturalist and agriculture professor name Walter J. Clore studied various grape clones in the 1960s to find the best ones for Washington, and by the 1970s Yakima Valley, Walla Walla and Columbia Valley had all become important grape growing areas. The best vineyards in the state are east of the Cascade Mountain range, where hot dry summers and cold winters are conducive to successful viticulture. Numerous grape varieties are grown, with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Chardonnay, Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc at the head of the list.

TYPE

Red Wine, Merlot

The Merlot grape is such a deep blue that it is named for the blackbird. It’s an early ripening grape and one of the primary varietals used In Bordeaux. Merlot is also grown in the "International style," which is harvested later to bring out more tannins and body.