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Chateau Ste. Michelle 2006 Indian Wells Merlot Columbia Valley

“American Wine Awards - Best Merlot $20 and under”  Food & Wine - October 1, 2009

The 2006 vintage was a difficult one in Washington's rugged Wahluke Slope area. But somehow, the unusually cool, wet spring and hot, dry summer combined to produce this gentle, minty, black-cherry-rich red.

Chateau Ste. Michelle 2006 Indian Wells Merlot Columbia Valley

88 points - “Good Value”  Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine - September 1, 2009

Here is a straightforward Merlot that gets everything right in terms of the agreeable fruit, open richness and supple texture that are the variety's principal virtues. It may not be the deepest or most complex example to be found, but it is eminently tasty with enough spine to keep for a while, and it ranks as nothing less than an out-an-out bargain. Good value.

Chateau Ste. Michelle 2006 Indian Wells Merlot Columbia Valley

91 points - “Best Buy”  Wine & Spirits - August 1, 2009

Succulent red plum flavors balance this wines' scents of violets and a cool evergreen note. There's plenty of rich flavor and a seductive, chewy texture, all held with poise by clean graphite tannins. For a charred steak

Chateau Ste. Michelle 2005 Indian Wells Merlot Columbia Valley

89 points  Wine Enthusiast - June 1, 2009

This is a gem—smoky, substantial, packed with sweet, ripe berries and cherries. It opens broad and flavorful, but there’s much more, a density and a steely spine that carries the wine deeper and pushes it into a finish that adds spice, chocolate, mocha and toast. A very fine value.

Chateau Ste. Michelle 2006 Indian Wells Merlot Columbia Valley

4 stars  Restaurant Wine - March 27, 2009

Full bodied, supple and complex; a wine with medium rich plum, toast, roasted nut, vanilla and spicy oak aromas/flavors. Lightly oaky on the finish.

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