2005 Pepper Bridge Merlot Walla Walla Valley WE 91 Points
The blend includes 9% Cabernet Sauvignon and
5% Malbec, all estate-grown. The aromas are intense and seductive, layered with
flower, berry and clove. Dense and youthful, the wine has compact black fruits,
streaks of smoke and a strong flavor of clove. It’s a big wine, with mass and
depth. The new oak is pulled back relative to this winery’s earlier vintages, to
good effect, and the fruit can more than carry it. It changes rapidly in the
glass, suggesting that once it’s past its baby fat stage it will show still more
complexity, while retaining an elegant precision. - P.G.
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