2023 long cork
MERLOT
Our ‘23 Long Cork Merlot showcases a mysterious and sultry profile, opening with notes and flavors of cherries, raisin jam, and chocolate, while delivering a silky texture despite robust tannins. This is a full-bodied, concentrated Merlot that lands firmly on the mid-palate, and finishes with white pepper, and a vanilla-cherry cola finish.
Pair: Ginger carrot soup with lamb, arugula salad topped with goat cheese and salty sunflower seeds, or BLT with fig preserves.
WINEMAKER NOTES
Harvest Date | September 22, 2023
Vineyard | Wheatfield Vines Vineyard
Appellation | Walla Walla Valley
Cold Soak | 1 day
Yeast Strain | BM4x4
Total Skin Contact | 21 days
Malolactic Fermentation | 100%
Aging program | 22 months, 67% New French Oak
Bottling Date | August 27, 2025
Quantity | 72 cases
Alcohol: 15% ABV
pH/TA: 4.02/5.1 g/l
Blend: 96% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Sauvignon
AWARDS
Gold, Best of Class | Great Northwest Wine Cascadia International Competition (2022)
Best of Class | San Francisco Chronicle (Label Design)
THE STORY BEHIND THE LABEL
Asking someone in the wine business how long your cork should be is a sticky situation.
Natural Cork?
Artificial?
Agglomerated?
Technical?
And the touchiest topic of all? Length.
We did our part: We took the best grapes from Walla Walla Valley’s Wheatfield Vines Vineyard and asked one of the top winemakers in the Pacific Northwest to create an amazing bottle of wine.
And we topped it with the longest natural cork known to man—2¼ inchese.
Now it’s up to you to decide…does size matter?