2024 Seven Hills Merlot Walla Walla Valley 6pk 6x750ml

Seven Hills Winery pioneered the resurgence of Walla Walla viticulture in the 1970s and 1980s — turning a forgotten corner of Washington into one of the West's most respected wine regions. Their vineyards are the foundation; their track record is the proof.

This 2024 Merlot is built like a wine twice its price. The blend includes 12% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot, and 2% Malbec — the kind of complexity you expect from Napa bottles in the $40–$50 range, not a $21 Walla Walla workhorse.

Walla Walla Merlot thrives in warm days and cool nights, producing fruit with dark-cherry intensity and structure that keeps the wine honest. This one delivers medium-bodied weight with supple, velvety texture and silky tannins — dark cherry, baking spice, dark chocolate, with hints of flint and thyme cutting through the richness.

It's full-bodied and chewy without going heavy. Tasty layers of chocolate, cherries, hazelnuts, and olives, held together by ripe, broad tannins. Drinks well now; even better after 2024 if you can wait.