Walker Hall Winery
The "W" Line
At Walker Hall Winery, we are blessed with a Lakeside Niagara location that yields the finest quality grapes. In the cellar we make every effort to highlight this quality and bring it to fruition in the bottle. We are committed to minimal intervention and gentle handling, from the harvest to bottling. In this way, our wines can best express the essence of their terroir, or origin. The goal is to create elegant wines that are also rich in flavor. The W Line of wines is our entry level wine - typically unwooded, crisp and fresh on the palette.
"Our goal is to create elegant wines that are also rich in flavor"
W Merlot
Merlot is the acknowledged "king" of red grapes in Niagara. Merlot has long been available in Niagara. Wines made from Merlot show lovely cherry-like aromas with hints of their sibling Cabernet's herbaceousness. Because Merlot's tannins are softer than those found in Cabernet, the wines are drinkable at an earlier age than most Cabernets. At the same time, Merlots reward aging by gaining finesse and complexity much as Cabernets do. At Walker Hall the estate merlot harvest was late in the fall. Low crop loads produced grape clusters with medium sized berries and ripe flavors, yielding wines of impressive depth, concentration and structure. The fruit was surprisingly excellent, after much late summer rainfall. The result displayed ripe blackberry and plum aromas. The fruit added a bright, black cherry character with a finale of crisp acidity.
