Family-grown · Estate bottled
Wines raised slowly, poured honestly.
ESTATE
42 acres, three blocks
FARMING
Dry-farmed, organic since 2009
OPEN
Thu–Sun, by tasting flight
№ 01 — Current releases
The wine list
2019
Merla Estate Pinot Noir
Reserve · Block Three
2021
Merla Estate Chardonnay
Estate · Barrel selection
2022
Old Vine Gamay
Parcel North · Single vineyard
2023
Rosé of Pinot Noir
Direct press · Estate fruit
№ 02 — Every year kept
2019
Pinot Noir, Reserve — Block Three
A cool, even season that let the fruit hang two weeks past normal. Fermented with native yeast in open-top oak, aged 16 months in French barrique.
The Merla Society
Six Bottle
$180 / shipment · twice a year
6 bottles, cellar’s choice · 10% off shop orders · Release notes by email
Twelve Bottle · Most chosen
$340 / shipment · 3× a year
12 bottles + one library wine · 15% off, free shipping · Early Reserve allocation
Cellar Table
$620 / shipment · 3× a year
Two of every wine we make · Private barrel tasting yearly · First call on Reserve
№ 03 — Visit
Taste at the estate
Flights are poured on the cellar veranda overlooking Block Three. Reservations recommended for weekends; walk-ins Thursday and Friday.
Estate Flight — four current releases, 60 min · $28
Reserve Flight — adds Reserve & library pour, 75 min · $45
Cellar Table Flight — hosted in the barrel room, 90 min · $85
Merla Estate
12600 Vineyard Rd · Willamette Valley, OR
The harvest letter
One email each season. Harvest notes, new releases, club openings.