“ Cold Creek’s 30-year-old vines deliver big, bold, concentrated
Merlot. The 2005 shows flavors of dark fruit and mocha accented
by brown sugar spice with a full throttled finish and ageable tannins.
We lowered the impact of new oak this vintage to let that
concentrated Cold Creek Merlot really show through!”
-Bob Bertheau, Head Winemaker
Current Vintage Fact Sheet, Acclaim, and Past Vintages
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- 92 pts., Wine & Spirits (2001 Vintage)
- 90 pts., Wine Spectator (1999 Vintage)
- 92 pts., The Wine Enthusiast (1998 Vintage)
- Planted in the early 1970s, Cold Creek Vineyard is one of
Washington’s oldest and most acclaimed vineyards.
- Located 38 miles east of Yakima, Washington; south of the
Columbia River and Wahluke Slope.
- Cold Creek Vineyard enjoys one of the longest and warmest growing seasons in the Columbia Valley.
- Low yielding old vines produce small clusters and small berries, resulting in intense varietal flavors and deep color.
- The site’s silty loam soil and the area’s low annual rainfall force
the vines to struggle, producing fruit with concentrated flavors
and aromas.
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