Hiyu Tzum Aedin 2022
Hiyu Tzum Aedin 2022
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Hiyu Tzum Aedin 2022

Hiyu Wine Farm
$156.00

Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Merlot, Tannat, Fer, Abouriou, Négrette, Saint-Macaire
Vintage: 2022
Type: Red

This red wine comes from a 1.5-acre parcel on the steep north hillside of Scorched Earth, a vineyard east of Lyle, Washington, that Hiyu has farmed since 2016, on basalt cobble with very little soil. It is planted to Southwest French grapes led by cabernet sauvignon, with cabernet franc, malbec, merlot, tannat, fer, abouriou, négrette, and saint-macaire. Whole clusters spend about 50 days on the skins, then age 2 years in 300-liter barrels. It carries no series name, which at Hiyu means the standard path of 18 to 36 months before release.

Winery

Hiyu is a true mixed farm with pigs, cows, chickens, ducks and geese living among the vines during different parts of the year and helping to control the vegetation. Nate calls their vineyard management, which has been deeply influenced by Masanobu Fukuoka, “the wild side of permaculture”.

The property is divided into half-acre blocks, each planted to a field blend from a different place or moment in the genetic history of the grapevine, with up to 150 different varieties and clones in total.

The name “Hiyu” comes from Chinook Jargon, where it denotes “abundance”, “plenty” or “big party”. Nate Ready used to work as a sommelier in various fine establishments, including the lauded Thomas Keller’s French Laundry in Napa Valley. China Tresemer, the estate’s co-founder and agriculturalist, is also a talented illustrator who creates all the labels.

Manual harvest into small baskets, whole cluster macerations, foot-treading and basket press, slow fermentation with indigenous yeasts only. Aged in old neutral oak barrels of various sizes. No fining or filtration, no sulfur at bottling.