Northstar Merlot Columbia Valley 2019 750 ML

Nicely spiced on the nose with notes of nutmeg and coriander sitting on top of the black fruit. Full-bodied with firm tannins and fresh acidity. Cocoa powder stands in the background to the fruit and spice.n Producer Informationn Northstar, located in Walla Walla, Washington, aims to make Merlots that can be considered among the world’s best, using fruit sourced from one of the world’s best regions for the variety: Washington state. Winemaker, David “Merf” Merfeld, blends New World fruit with an old world winemaking style, influenced by Bordeaux’s “right bank,” to create his highly-acclaimed wines. Northstar produces two Merlot-based wines from the Columbia Valley and Walla Walla AVAs, as well as the Stella Maris red blend and extremely limited production bottlings of the blending component varieties that Merf uses as his “spice box” in creating Northstar’s Merlots.