Hiyu Moon Dog
red · still · Columbia Gorge
Specs
- Producer
- Hiyu Wine Farm
- Region
- Columbia Gorge
- Vineyard
- Hiyu Wine Farm Estate
- Color
- red
- Style
- still
- Grapes
- Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir
About
Community & editorial
A Pinot Noir / Pinot Gris from an amphitheater of vines below Arco Iris beside the pond, on sandy loam over basalt, that captures sun and the cool air rising off the river. First made from the hot 2015 vintage when Hiyu took on the 12 acres next to The May; worked “closer to Barolo than Burgundy.”
Vintages
The fourth release (2020 and 2021 held back). Three weeks on skins whole-cluster, over two years in barrel. Nate: “traditional, in the mold of great Burgundy from the '30s and '40s — overtly fruity flavors replaced by high-pitched spice and …
Grapes sealed in an open-top wood vat until they consume most of their sugar, then dug out and pressed with a high proportion of whole bunches. Nate: “it feels almost like black-and-white film — sour cherries, rose and truffle experienced …
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