“ Cold Creek’s 30-year-old vines deliver big, bold, concentrated Merlot. The 2005 shows flavors of dark fruit and mocha accented by brown sugar spice with a full throttled finish and ageable tannins. We lowered the impact of new oak this vintage to let that concentrated Cold Creek Merlot really show through!”
-Bob Bertheau, Head Winemaker

Current Vintage Fact Sheet, Acclaim, and Past Vintages
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• 90 pts., Wine Advocate (2005 Vintage)
• 92 pts., Wine & Spirits (2001 Vintage)
• 90 pts., Wine Spectator (1999 Vintage)
• 92 pts., The Wine Enthusiast (1998 Vintage)

• Planted in the early 1970s, Cold Creek Vineyard is one of Washington’s oldest and most acclaimed vineyards.
• Located 38 miles east of Yakima, Washington; south of the Columbia River and Wahluke Slope.
• Cold Creek Vineyard enjoys one of the longest and warmest growing seasons in the Columbia Valley.
• Low yielding old vines produce small clusters and small berries, resulting in intense varietal flavors and deep color.
• The site’s silty loam soil and the area’s low annual rainfall force the vines to struggle, producing fruit with concentrated flavors and aromas.

Past Vintage

• 2004 Cold Creek Merlot