<A HREF="http://www.orwines.com" TITLE="Oregon Wine Merchants"><IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/owm/owmlogo.jpg" ALT="Oregon Wine Merchants" NAME="Oregon Wine Merchants" BORDER=0></A><BR> <H1>Barnard Griffin, Cabernet Merlot - Columbia Valley N/V -- Oregon Wine Merchants Shopping Cart</H1> <B>$14.95</B> -- <I>"Beguiling nose of vanilla spice, dried fruit, herb and raspberry candy."</I> <P> <IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/owm/images/war131m.jpg" ALIGN=right ALT="Barnard Griffin, Cabernet Merlot - Columbia Valley N/V" NAME="Barnard Griffin, Cabernet Merlot - Columbia Valley N/V" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10> "Straightforward plum, cherry and orange fruit on the palate.&nbsp;Round and approachable with a supple texture.&nbsp;Good with everyday foods such as beef and barbequed meat."<br /><br /><b><i>Winery Notes</i></b><br /></P> <P> <LI>SKU: WAR131 </P> <P><B>Other products in the category <A HREF="http://shop.orwines.com/Category1" TITLE="All Wines">All Wines</A>:</B> <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product368 TITLE="720 Wine Cellars, Or'Deaux Oregon Red Wine 2004">720 Wine Cellars, Or'Deaux Oregon Red Wine 2004</A> -- Judicious exposure to French oak barrels for 20 months gives this Bordeaux-styled wine some serious structure and age potential. This wine begins with . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product1064 TITLE="720 Wine Cellars, Pinot Noir - Willamette Valley 2005">720 Wine Cellars, Pinot Noir - Willamette Valley 2005</A> -- "In much the same way as the guy in the Bentley meets the other guy in the Chevy Nova at the stoplight to discuss their needs for mustard, this wine . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product1457 TITLE="A to Z, Chardonnay Oregon - 2006">A to Z, Chardonnay Oregon - 2006</A> -- "Light and refreshing for its open texture and soft glow of apple, pear and cream aromas and flavors, lingering well and finishing delicate. Drink now. . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product369 TITLE="A to Z, Night &amp; Day - Oregon Red Wine 2004">A to Z, Night & Day - Oregon Red Wine 2004</A> -- Saturated dark blood-red color from the rim to a near opaque center. Strong complex initial aromas of cassis, pepper, slate, iron, black- berries, cocoa . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product773 TITLE="A to Z, Oregon Pinot Gris 2006">A to Z, Oregon Pinot Gris 2006</A> -- "Rich and ripe. The color of the 2006 Pinot Gris is yellow gold with beautiful flashes of emerald. Powerful aromatics are redolent of ripe citrus fruits . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product1422 TITLE="A to Z, Oregon Pinot Noir 2006">A to Z, Oregon Pinot Noir 2006</A> -- "Clear and vibrant, the initial aromas of this wine are of raspberries,blueberries, baking spices, and Bing cherries but evolve to the morecomplex aromas . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product1495 TITLE="Abacela, Albarino - Estate Grown 2007">Abacela, Albarino - Estate Grown 2007</A> -- "Light, bright yellow. Lemon, quince and talc on the nose, with anise, honeysuckle and fresh herbs adding complexity. Impressively precise and refreshing . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product1496 TITLE="Abacela, Cabernet Franc - Southern Oregon 2005">Abacela, Cabernet Franc - Southern Oregon 2005</A> -- "We are thrilled that vintage 2005, noteworthy for a remarkably even ripening period, produced Cabernet franc grapes of optimal quality and marks the . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product1497 TITLE="Abacela, Claret - Southern Oregon 2004">Abacela, Claret - Southern Oregon 2004</A> -- Description coming soon <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product370 TITLE="Abacela, Claret - Southern Oregon 2004">Abacela, Claret - Southern Oregon 2004</A> -- This second vintage of Claret from Abacela was specifically blended from their best lots of traditional red Bordeaux varieties with the goal of producing . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product1498 TITLE="Abacela, Dolcetto - Estate Grown 2006">Abacela, Dolcetto - Estate Grown 2006</A> -- "The unique soils in the Jasper block of our estate’s Fault Line Vineyards provided gorgeous, perfectly ripe Dolcetto fruit in 2006. After hand-harvesting . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product1499 TITLE="Abacela, Grenache - Southern Oregon 2005">Abacela, Grenache - Southern Oregon 2005</A> -- Description coming soon <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product1500 TITLE="Abacela, Syrah - Southern Oregon 2004">Abacela, Syrah - Southern Oregon 2004</A> -- "Optimally ripe fruit characterizes the 2004 vintage Syrah in which we sourced our estate’s Fault Line Vineyards plus Steelhead Run Vineyard. . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product1501 TITLE="Abacela, Syrah - Umpqua Cuvee 2004">Abacela, Syrah - Umpqua Cuvee 2004</A> -- Description coming soon <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product1502 TITLE="Abacela, Tempranillo - Estate, Southern Oregon 2005">Abacela, Tempranillo - Estate, Southern Oregon 2005</A> -- "Abacela’s estate Fault Line Vineyards are the exclusive source for this captivating wine. Our characteristic mineral and anise-laden blackberry fruit . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product421 TITLE="Abacela, Viognier - Estate Grown 2006">Abacela, Viognier - Estate Grown 2006</A> -- This is the first Viognier sourced exclusively from Abacela's estate vineyards. A nearly perfect growing season provided opulently ripe fruit which resulted . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product465 TITLE="Abeja, Cabernet Sauvignon - Columbia Valley 2005">Abeja, Cabernet Sauvignon - Columbia Valley 2005</A> -- Increasingly recognized as the icon varietal of Washington State, Cabernet Sauvignon comprises the majority of Abeja's production. And boy do they do . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product1166 TITLE="Abeja, Merlot - Columbia Valley 2005">Abeja, Merlot - Columbia Valley 2005</A> -- "This is followed by a medium-bodied wine with flavors of spicy black cherry and other red fruits. It has good balance but is slightly compact in the . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product1337 TITLE="Ackermann Riesling Sp&#228;tlese - Zeltinger Schlossberg - Mr. B 2004">Ackermann Riesling Spätlese - Zeltinger Schlossberg - Mr. B 2004</A> -- Description coming soon. <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product1338 TITLE="Ackermann Riesling Sp&#228;tlese - Zeltinger Schlossberg 2006">Ackermann Riesling Spätlese - Zeltinger Schlossberg 2006</A> -- Description coming soon. <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product1339 TITLE="Ackermann Rieslinge Eiswein - Zeltinger Himmelreich 375ml 2004">Ackermann Rieslinge Eiswein - Zeltinger Himmelreich 375ml 2004</A> -- Description coming soon. <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product1458 TITLE="Adelsheim, Chardonnay - Caitlin's Reserve, Stoller Vineyard 2006">Adelsheim, Chardonnay - Caitlin's Reserve, Stoller Vineyard 2006</A> -- "Light, bright gold. Fresh melon and yellow plum on the nose, with a suave mineral quality adding complexity. Juicy cantaloupe and white peach flavors . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product1504 TITLE="Adelsheim, Pinot Blanc - Willamette Valley 2005">Adelsheim, Pinot Blanc - Willamette Valley 2005</A> -- "On the palate, find meyer lemon and casaba melon flavors and refreshing acidity. It is a suberb accompaniment to a wide range of foods–from shellfish . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product863 TITLE="Adelsheim, Pinot Noir - Willamette Valley 2006">Adelsheim, Pinot Noir - Willamette Valley 2006</A> -- They harvest by hand and gently de-stem into temperature-controlled, open-top fermenters. These are punched down once per day during a 4-6 day cold soak . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product653 TITLE="Adelsheim, Rose - Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2006">Adelsheim, Rose - Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2006</A> -- Co-owners Jack and Lynn Loacker broached the subject of producing a dry rosé from Pinot Noir back in the spring of 2005. Small lots of “saignée” (a portion . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product317 TITLE="Adelsheim, Willamette Valley 2006">Adelsheim, Willamette Valley 2006</A> -- Pinot Gris, originating in Burgundy like the other members of the Pinot family, has had a long history all over Europe. In recent times, versions from . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product277 TITLE="Adlesheim, Chardonnay - CH 2006">Adlesheim, Chardonnay - CH 2006</A> -- “Dijon” clones have fewer and smaller grape clusters, and thus are a better match for Oregon’s long, cool growing season. To better show off what these . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product995 TITLE="Airlie, Riesling - Willamette Valley 2004">Airlie, Riesling - Willamette Valley 2004</A> -- Wine Enthusiast Best Buy. - June '06"The Willamette Valley of Oregon is a great place for growing Riesling and making well balanced . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product771 TITLE="Alex Gambal, Bourgogne Chardonnay 2005">Alex Gambal, Bourgogne Chardonnay 2005</A> -- “continues to come from several parcels located in Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet, Haute Cote, and now our parcel in Volnay. The Volnay parcel, as well . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product772 TITLE="Alex Gambal, Chassagne - Montrachet 2005">Alex Gambal, Chassagne - Montrachet 2005</A> -- “As in years past our Chassagne village comes from two parcels of 65/35 year old vines (below Criots and Champs Gains). There is the extra concentration . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product766 TITLE="Alex Gambal, Chassagne - Montrachet, Clos Saint-Jean 2005">Alex Gambal, Chassagne - Montrachet, Clos Saint-Jean 2005</A> -- “The theme of 2005 shows clearly in Clos St. Jean with its unbelievable concentration due to the reduced yields because of the hail in July. The St. Jean . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product767 TITLE="Alex Gambal, Corton - Charlemagne - Grand Cru 2005">Alex Gambal, Corton - Charlemagne - Grand Cru 2005</A> -- “Charlemagne, or “Chuck” as we affectionately call him is as handsome and great as he has ever been in 2005. What I am still amazed by is how and why . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product770 TITLE="Alex Gambal, Fixin 2005">Alex Gambal, Fixin 2005</A> -- “In 2005, we had a normal-sized harvest with perfect grapes. It was an absolute pleasure to harvest these ‘grapes d’or bunches’. The wine is rich, long . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product769 TITLE="Alex Gambal, Meursault, Clos du Cromin 2005">Alex Gambal, Meursault, Clos du Cromin 2005</A> -- “Why change the story? I sound like a broken record but our Cromin comes from magnificent 65+ years “selection massale” vines that are not the uniform . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product765 TITLE="Alex Gambal, Puligny - Montrachet 2005">Alex Gambal, Puligny - Montrachet 2005</A> -- “In 2005 Puligny excelled and here we have made what I consider to be a prototype of the genre: mineral, rich but with the lemon and citrus quality of . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product768 TITLE="Alex Gambal, Saint - Aubin, Les Murgers des Dents de Chien 2005">Alex Gambal, Saint - Aubin, Les Murgers des Dents de Chien 2005</A> -- “Dents de Chien, stones shaped like dog’s teeth. Tastes like sunshine; the limestone rocks radiate the heat and give the wine its characteristic richness . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product1004 TITLE="Alloro Vineyard, Pinot Noir - Estate, Willamette Valley 2006">Alloro Vineyard, Pinot Noir - Estate, Willamette Valley 2006</A> -- "Bright raspberry and cherry fruits end with a whisper of a oak on the finish.&nbsp; Drink this elegant and delicate wine now or hold out, if you can." . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product201 TITLE="Amalie Robert Estate, Pinot Noir - Wadenswill Clones 2003">Amalie Robert Estate, Pinot Noir - Wadenswill Clones 2003</A> -- "The Pinot Noir for this bottling expresses a single clone grafted onto a single rootstock and sourced exclusively from block 15. The Wadenswil clone was . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product1253 TITLE="Ana Vineyards, Pinot Noir - Ana Reserve, Dundee Hills 2006">Ana Vineyards, Pinot Noir - Ana Reserve, Dundee Hills 2006</A> -- Description coming soon. <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product865 TITLE="Anam Cara Cellars, Pinot Noir - Nicholas Estate - Willamette Valley 2004">Anam Cara Cellars, Pinot Noir - Nicholas Estate - Willamette Valley 2004</A> -- An exceptionally elegant Pinot Noir: well-balanced and with a full mouthfeel and soft tannins.&nbsp;On the nose there are dusty rose petals, white chocolate . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product1423 TITLE="Anam Cara Cellars, Pinot Noir - Nicholas Estate Willamette Valley 2005">Anam Cara Cellars, Pinot Noir - Nicholas Estate Willamette Valley 2005</A> -- "This is an elegant, full bodied wine with soft tannins.&nbsp; The palate shows ripe plum and black raspberry tones and the same interesting minerality as . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product1424 TITLE="Anam Cara Cellars, Pinot Noir - Reserve, Willamette Valley 2005">Anam Cara Cellars, Pinot Noir - Reserve, Willamette Valley 2005</A> -- "Vivid red color. Bitter cherry and dark chocolate flavors are energized by dusty minerals and given grip by youthful tannins. Gains depth and sweetness . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product14 TITLE="Anam Cara, Pinot Noir - Willamette Valley 2003">Anam Cara, Pinot Noir - Willamette Valley 2003</A> -- HUGE Oregon Pinot Noir. This is a fruit-forward, rich, full-bodied Pinot Noir that packs quite a wallop! Limited supply. <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product1136 TITLE="Andre Clouet, Champagne - Vielli sur Lattes depuis 1977">Andre Clouet, Champagne - Vielli sur Lattes depuis 1977</A> -- Description coming soon… <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product591 TITLE="Andrew Rich, Gewurztraminer 2005 375ml">Andrew Rich, Gewurztraminer 2005 375ml</A> -- Description coming soon… <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product249 TITLE="Andrew Rich, Pinot Noir - Cuvee B 2005">Andrew Rich, Pinot Noir - Cuvee B 2005</A> -- "Andrew's great value Pinot: every year a best value. This softer, more "fruit-driven" Pinot is made from vineyards in the Chehalem, Yamhill-Carlton . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product866 TITLE="Andrew Rich, Pinot Noir - Willamette Valley 2005">Andrew Rich, Pinot Noir - Willamette Valley 2005</A> -- Longer, more detailed description coming soon… <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product1505 TITLE="Andrew Rich, Syrah - Columbia Valley 2005">Andrew Rich, Syrah - Columbia Valley 2005</A> -- "Our '05 Syrah blends fruit from five different vineyards-two on Red Mt. and three in the Horse Heaven Hills-so perhaps it's that added complexity (or . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product1506 TITLE="Andrew Rich, Syrah - Reserve, Columbia Valley 2003">Andrew Rich, Syrah - Reserve, Columbia Valley 2003</A> -- "This is a 50/50 blend of my two best Syrah vineyards, Klipsun and Ciel du Cheval. I find intriguing the synergy between these two. They are both located . . . <BR clear=left><BR><LI><A HREF=http://shop.orwines.com/Product377 TITLE="Andrew Rich, Syrah Columbia Valley 2005">Andrew Rich, Syrah Columbia Valley 2005</A> -- The nose opens with waves of black fruits, along with hints of anise, olive, and smoke.&nbsp; The palate is medium-bodied and suave, with sweet ripe fruit . . . </P> <BR clear=left><BR><P><A HREF="http://shop.orwines.com" TITLE="Oregon Wine Merchants Products">Oregon Wine Merchants Products</A></P> <BR clear=left><BR><BR><BR><BR> <BR><A HREF="http://www.orwines.com">oregon wines</A> <A HREF="http://www.orwines.com">oregon pinot noir</A> <A HREF="http://www.orwines.com">oregon pinot gris</A> <A HREF="http://www.orwines.com">washington wines</A> <A HREF="http://www.orwines.com">pinot noir</A> <A HREF="http://www.orwines.com">walla walla</A> <A HREF="http://www.orwines.com">beaux freres</A> <A HREF="http://www.orwines.com">broadley</A> <A HREF="http://www.orwines.com">brickhouse</A> <BR>Oregon Wine Merchants Online Store powered by Nexternal <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com" TITLE="shopping cart software">shopping cart software</A>

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