2020 Hedges Family Estate Red Mountain

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2020 Hedges Family Estate Red Mountain
2020 Hedges Family Estate Red Mountain
Tasting notes

Reddish black bramble fruits, red currants, bright cinnamon, clove, vanilla and a touch of chili pepper, cocoa, toasted seeds, and a touch of earthy graphite. Nice structure, good length and lovely flavors of fruit, spice, and earth. This wine has a classic Hedges style with a modern touch, very enjoyable now and will age for years to come.

 

Cellaring: This wine, like other Red Mountain wines, is best now with food, but will age well, probably peaking in 5-10 more years. 

Production notes

Grapes are from Red Mountain AVA vineyards within a two-mile radius of the winery: Hedges, Bel’ Villa, Les Gosses, Magdalena, and Jolet. The wine was destemmed and partially crushed into stainless steel fermenters where it was pumped over twice 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 18 months in 51% new oak, American (62%) and French oak (38%). 

 

Other notes

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 palates

 

Vintage2020
VarietalRed Mountain
Varietal Composition55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 9% Syrah, 6% Cabernet Franc 3% Malbec, 1% Petit Verdot
AppellationRed Mountain
Vineyard31% Bel’ Villa, 30% Hedges, 28% Jolet, 10% Les Gosses, 1% Magdalena
Acid5.1 grams/Liter
PH3.95
AgingThis wine, like other Red Mountain wines, is best now with food, but will age well, probably peaking in 5-10 more years.
Alcohol13.50%
Wine StyleRed Blend
Volume750 ml
Bottling Date04/06/2022
Cases Produced5601
Country of OriginUNITED STATES
State of OriginWashington
Artificially CarbonatedNo
Sparkling WineNo
92 - James Suckling
 
 
 

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