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.
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%).
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
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Varietal | Red Mountain |
| Varietal Composition | 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 9% Syrah, 6% Cabernet Franc 3% Malbec, 1% Petit Verdot |
| Appellation | Red Mountain |
| Vineyard | 31% Bel’ Villa, 30% Hedges, 28% Jolet, 10% Les Gosses, 1% Magdalena |
| Acid | 5.1 grams/Liter |
| PH | 3.95 |
| Aging | This wine, like other Red Mountain wines, is best now with food, but will age well, probably peaking in 5-10 more years. |
| Alcohol | 13.50% |
| Wine Style | Red Blend |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Bottling Date | 04/06/2022 |
| Cases Produced | 5601 |
| Country of Origin | UNITED STATES |
| State of Origin | Washington |
| Artificially Carbonated | No |
| Sparkling Wine | No |
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