2019 LTD TINTA CAO
Tasting notes
Aroma / flavor: mixed berry / menthol / cinnamon / plum / smoked meat / violet / graphite
Texture: firm / round / balanced / chewy / vibrant
Production: Grapes are from Hedges Estate Vineyard, high density block, which is in the Red Mountain AVA and is biodynamically farmed. This wine was cold soaked overnight then underwent indigenous yeast fermentation for 6 days on skins while being punched down three times daily before pressing to barrels, where it underwent indigenous malolactic fermentation. It was 100% barrel aged for 27 months in neutral oak.
Cellaring: As with all Red Mountain red wines, it should age well, probably peaking in 15 years, but still a great wine even at 20-30 years old.
Harvest notes: 2019 threw us for a few surprises when it came to the weather! After 2+ months of snow starting in Mid-February it never quite got hot. We were a bit behind going into veraison and the ripening period of September, which was a cold month. We traded our usual Indian summer and warm fall with a chilly September and a freeze on October 10th and 11th that hit a lot of areas pretty hard. Luckily with our early pick philosophy and intuition of picking based on flavors instead of numbers put us ahead of the curve and we had everything in before the freeze. Overall 2019 is proving to be a classic Washington state vintage, with wines that are showing a lot of balance and restraint that will only become more complex and improve with time.
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Varietal | Tinta Cao |
| Varietal Composition | 100% Tinta Cao |
| Appellation | Red Mountain AVA |
| Vineyard | 100% Hedges Estate High Density Gobelet Vineyard |
| Acid | 5.6 g/L |
| PH | 4.20 |
| Aging | As with all Red Mountain red wines, it should age well, probably peaking in 15 years, but still a great wine even at 20-30 years old. |
| Fermentation | Certified Biodynamic |
| Alcohol | 13.50% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
100% Hedges Estate High Density Gobelet Vineyard
