Aroma / Flavor: cranberry / cassis / blackberry / cocoa / coffee / sweet tobacco / black pepper
Texture: soft / full / lush / long / elegant
Grapes are from the Hedges Vineyard High Density Gobelet block which is in the Red Mountain AVA. The wine was destemmed and partially crushed into stainless steel fermenters, where it was allowed to begin fermenting with native yeast. It was punched down three times daily until desired tannin extraction was achieved. It was then pressed to barrels where it underwent malo-lactic fermentation, then racked off lees and 100% barrel aged for 23 months in 100% new American oak.
Harvest Notes: 2020 was a warm growing season overall and while it was nowhere near the hot vintage of 2015, we did see some drier conditions. This dry, warm year coupled with lower yields let us with a crop that was earlier to mature. 2020 left us with many uncertainties, but from what we have seen of this vintage so far, the resulting wines are aromatically intense with balanced palates.
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