Hiyu Tzum Aos Si 2021
Hiyu Tzum Aos Si 2021
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Hiyu Tzum Aos Si 2021

Hiyu Wine Farm
$97.50

Grape: Sangiovese
Vintage: 2021
Type: Red

A mixed field blend modeled after historical Central Italian vineyard plantings dating back to antiquity. It is dominated by multiple clones of Sangiovese alongside complementary Italian red varieties. This red wine is a Tzum single-site bottling labeled Columbia Valley. Sourced from a high-exposure, desert-like parcel in the eastern Columbia Gorge/Valley area characterized by hot, windy conditions and sparse, well-draining soils of black volcanic sand and rocky basalt.Hiyu does not publish the site or its varieties. It carries no series name, which at Hiyu means the standard path of 18 to 36 months before release. Raised using permaculture and biodynamic principles—no synthetic inputs, no till, and minimal vine manipulation.

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.