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Merlot at its Finest

Merlot thrives in the Okanagan Valley, where our porous soils and long summer days produce aromatic and concentrated wines. By focusing on the distinct sub-regions we farm, we highlight our terroir’s diversity. 

Vilification
Blending Wine
Bottling
Winemaking Process

 The hand-harvested Merlot clusters arrive at the winery in small picking containers, where each bunch is inspected and hand sorted. The fruit then passes through a de-stemmer, followed by berry-by-berry sorting to ensure only perfect fruit reaches the tanks. 

Each parcel from our vineyards is vinified separately. Tanks are filled by gravity and naturally occurring yeasts carry out fermentation at 28-30°C. Time in tank varies — determined strictly by taste. The individual tanks are drained to barrels, keeping the batches separate for the first 12 months of aging.

After 12 months of aging, the wines are blended in tank. Each lot is evaluated, and the best lots are selected to be a component of our wines. Following blending, the wines are returned to barrel for an additional nine months of aging prior to bottling.  

Following 21 months of aging in barrel, we carefully bottle our wines without fining or filtration. Following bottling, we age the wines for an additional year prior to release.
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  • 93 Points Wine Enthusiast
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Silent Bishop 

Merlot sourced from the west side of the valley, facing a delicate morning sun, results in a wine of freshness, dark fruit, and structure. 

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Black Rook Merlot
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Black Rook 

Ripe and opulent, this wine is sourced from the Black Sage Bench south of the town of Oliver. Wild sage brush surrounds this area and is responsible for the floral signature of this wine. 

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Opening Gambit

Rich and layered, this concentrated wine exemplifies the warm exposure and porous soils found on the east side of Osoyoos.

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End Game

A blend of our vineyard sites, this wine showcases the class and pedigree of Okanagan Valley Merlot. 

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01 / 04

Silent Bishop 

Merlot sourced from the west side of the valley, facing a delicate morning sun, results in a wine of freshness, dark fruit, and structure. 

Discover*Exclusive to members
Black Rook Merlot
02 / 04

Black Rook 

Ripe and opulent, this wine is sourced from the Black Sage Bench south of the town of Oliver. Wild sage brush surrounds this area and is responsible for the floral signature of this wine. 

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*Exclusive to members

03 / 04

Opening Gambit

Rich and layered, this concentrated wine exemplifies the warm exposure and porous soils found on the east side of Osoyoos.

Discover
*Exclusive to members

04 / 04

End Game

A blend of our vineyard sites, this wine showcases the class and pedigree of Okanagan Valley Merlot. 

Discover
*Exclusive to members

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