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2009 Cold Creek Vineyard Merlot

Cold Creek's 40-year-old vines deliver a big, bold, brooding Merlot. This rich Merlot is loaded with plum, cherry, and dark fruit flavors with hints of dark chocolate and coffee. This is our most intense and concentrated Merlot.
May not be available to ship to South Dakota. Please call for more information.

Tasting Notes

Cold Creek's 40-year-old vines deliver a big, bold, brooding Merlot. This rich Merlot is loaded with plum, cherry, and dark fruit flavors with hints of dark chocolate and coffee. This is our most intense and concentrated Merlot.
May not be available to ship to South Dakota. Please call for more information.

Food Pairings

Foods lamb, pasta, beef, fowl

WINE ANALYSIS

Blend:
78% Cold Creek Merlot, 13% Cold Creek Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cold Creek Syrah
Aging:
Aged for 18 months in French (65%), American (30%), and neutral (5%) oak, 95% new.
Alcohol:
15.5%
TA:
0.50g/100ml
F:
Daily gentle pumpovers were used to extract optimal flavor and color and minimize harsh tannins. The pumpovers can vary by block, tank and day of fermentation. Every ferment is tasted every day to evaluate the evolution of the tannins, modify extraction techniques and find the right moment to drain the wine off of its skins.

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WINE ORDERS

Please allow up to 3 business days for your order to be charged and processed, plus the estimated shipping time frame for the shipping method chosen.

DELIVERY

Delivery is available within the United States only at this time. For specific state delivery inquiries please contact our concierge or visit our shipping policy page.

Our Promise

At Chateau Ste. Michelle, we are just as devoted to superior customer service as we are to producing quality wines. Whether you're shopping with us online, by phone or at our wine shop, you can count on our helpful Concierge team to answer any questions you might have along the way.

Shipping & Service

We cannot ship to these states due to restrictions.
Below are the states we can ship to, as noted in green.
  • Arizona(12 cases/year)
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut(25 bottles/62 days)
  • District of Columbia(1 case/month)
  • Florida(permitted only to certain wet areas)
  • Georgia(12 cases/year)
  • Hawaii(6 cases/year)
  • Idaho(24 cases/year)
  • Illinois(12 cases/year)
  • Iowa
  • Kansas(12 cases/year)
  • Kentucky(10 cases/month)
  • Maine(12 cases/year - no products under 750mL)
  • Maryland(18 cases/household/year)
  • Massachusetts(12 cases/year)
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota(2 cases/year)
  • Missouri(2 cases/month)
  • Montana(18 cases/year)
  • Nebraska(12 cases/year)
  • Nevada(12 cases/year)
  • New Hampshire(12 cases/year - permitted only to certain wet areas)
  • New Mexico(2 cases/month)
  • New York(36 cases/year - permitted only to certain wet areas)
  • North Carolina(2 cases/month)
  • North Dakota(3 cases/month)
  • Oregon(5 cases/month)
  • Pennsylvania(36 cases/year)
  • South Carolina(2 cases/month)
  • Tennessee(1 case/month - up to 3 cases/year)
  • Texas(45 bottles/month - up to 181 bottles/year)
  • Vermont(12 cases/year)
  • Virginia(2 cases/month)
  • Washington
  • West Virginia(2 cases/month)
  • Wisconsin(12 cases/year)

To ensure weather temperature variances do not impact the quality of your wine, orders are shipped Mon-Wed for ground and 2-day, and Mon-Thu for overnight. Contact us in advance for orders that need to go out the same day. Adult signature required. LEARN MORE