Tzum Oak Ridge “Spring Ephemeral”
red · still · Columbia Gorge
Nate: “the wine from the site is Alpine in a way that transcends its identity as Pinot Noir.”
Specs
- Producer
- Hiyu Wine Farm
- Region
- Columbia Gorge
- Vineyard
- Oak Ridge Vineyard
- Color
- red
- Style
- still
- Grapes
- Pinot Noir
About
Community & editorial
Pinot Noir from a one-acre mid-slope plot at Oak Ridge, the northernmost and most Mt. Adams-influenced vineyard in the Gorge, farmed biodynamically by Thomas and Marlene Woodward. Whole-cluster native ferment, ~2 years in neutral wood, little to no SO2.
Vintages
Nate: “shimmering and ethereal but also electric, juicy and slightly raucous in a way that suggests Gamay, Pineau d'Aunis or some strange mountain grape… at once more taut and delicate, darkly fruity and spine-tinglingly energetic.” The color of “fluorescent raspberry …
Nate: “shimmering and ethereal but also slightly cloudy, electric, juicy and slightly raucous… a perfect counterpoint to the Hiyu 2017 Halo. Culture: eating charcuterie on the deck of the chalet.”
Nate: “always the most delicate of our reds — pale, ethereal. The 2020 is darkly fruity, paradoxically lush and firm, transparent and substantial, with all the dark forest berries you can imagine and a lingering, enlivening wild-herb acidity.”
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