Hiyu Tzum Elder 2018 Magnum
Hiyu Tzum Elder 2018 Magnum
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Hiyu Tzum Elder 2018 Magnum

Hiyu Wine Farm
$208.00

Grape: Pinot Noir, Gewürztraminer
Vintage: 2018
Type: Red

This red wine is a field blend of pinot noir and gewürztraminer from a 1.5-acre section of a site in the East Hills of Hood River. Aged 2 years in small casks, it is a dark, meaty take on Oregon pinot noir. It carries no series name, which at Hiyu means the standard path of 18 to 36 months before release.

Dark fruit carries a floral note that grows with time in barrel.

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.