Columbia Crest
Columbia Crest Grand Estates
Merlot · Columbia Valley (WA), US
From public reviewers
47reviews
88median pts
$11median price
Roughly 140,000 cases were produced, making this (along with the Two Vines) the benchmark budget Merlot for the state, if not the country. These wines are given plenty of cellaring, which helps to soften them up. The style is wide open and flavorful, with broad cherry and berry fruit set against very smooth, chocolatey tannins. The Grand Estates has thicker, more substantial weight and a silky, milk chocolatey finish. || Chardonnay is the sweet spot in the white wine lineup (along with Riesling, of course). Big, br…
Source: Wine Enthusiast
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