The most delicate of Hiyu’s reds, with an ethereal texture and aroma that reflects its Alpine origin. Darkly fruity, lush and firm with an abundance of dark forest berries.
Variety: Pinot Noir
Vineyard: Oak Ridge Vineyard
Location: Hood River, OR
Alcohol: 12%
This is always the most delicate of the red wines Hiyu makes, with an ethereal texture and aroma that reflects its Alpine origin. The 2020 vintage is darkly fruity, paradoxically lush and firm, transparent and substantial. It’s possible to find all the dark forest berries you can imagine here and leaves one with a lingering, enlivening impression of wild herb-inflected acidity.
Oak Ridge is the Northern most vineyard in the Columbia Gorge. It was planted in the mid 80s at 1400 feet, in ashy loam, on a ridge 23 miles South of Mt. Adams. The site is farmed biodynamically with monastic dedication by Thomas and Marlene Woodward. The wine Hiyu makes is from a one-acre parcel of Pinot Noir, located mid-slope on the west side of the site.
