A red field blend braided with floral and high-toned spice aromas with delicate texture and bright red berries on the palate.
Location: Hood River Valley, OR
Alcohol: 12.5%
Floral with an ethereal texture, aromas of spice and mountain berries.
Whole cluster fermented and foot tread. Maceration on skins lasted 3 weeks before wine was pressed directly to older Burgundy casks where it aged for 22 months before bottling by gravity.
Hiyu is a 30 acre farm in the Hood River Valley, guided by nature and inspired by idea from biodynamics and permaculture they tend vines, raise animals, garden, cool and make wine to reveal an experience of place. Vines are planted in silt loam over basalt on a southeast facing hillside above the Hood River. The site lies just 22 miles from the summit of Mt. Hood and the wines are shaped by the weather from the mountain.
