Tzum Ashlar
Hiyu Wine Farm

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white still Columbia Gorge

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Winemaker Notes

Nate: “I am obsessed with the complexity possible with ferments of this length.”

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A white field blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin, Chardonnay, Pineau d'Aunis, Poulsard, Trousseau and Riesling. From a very steep 1970s basalt-cobble hillside in the east hills of Hood River that yields ~1 ton/acre of intensely flavored, fist-sized clusters and ferments extraordinarily slowly. Hand-picked, a week on skins, then a single 1100-liter cask.

Vintages

Nate: “the coolest growing season we've ever experienced finished with a warm, rainless October, letting us pick everything extremely late at full ripeness — full ripe peaches, lavender and stone, lush with no weight, then an aromatic thread of salt …

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