Tzum Aedín
red · still · Columbia Valley
Nate calls it “both paradoxical and profound.”
Specs
- Producer
- Hiyu Wine Farm
- Region
- Columbia Valley
- Vineyard
- Scorched Earth Vineyard
- Color
- red
- Style
- still
- Grapes
- Malbec, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Tannat
About
Community & editorial
A 1.5-acre Southwest-French field blend on basalt cobble at Scorched Earth, dominated by an heirloom “Margaux clone” Cabernet Sauvignon (reputedly from Château Margaux in the 1800s) with Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Merlot, Tannat, Fer, Abouriou, Negrette, Ste. Macaire and Ferrol. A rare whole-cluster Cabernet that spent 50 days on skins. Named for the heroine Aedín (Étaín) of Irish myth.
Vintages
Whole-cluster, 50 days on skins, two years in 300L barrels, unfined and unfiltered. Nate: “made like red Burgundy but from Bordeaux varieties — whole-cluster softness layered over massive tannin, rendered in 3D vs 2D. As it ages the tannins will …
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