Horse Heaven Hills, Columbia Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA
Horse Heaven Hills, 325 cases made. Purple red, moderate pigment extraction. Light herbaceous nose, call it tobacco light. Blackberry flavor with length on initial pour, nice round mouthfeel with fresh blackberry aftertaste. Just a tad tart. Tobacco leaf aftertaste emerges after 20 minutes with some fine seed bitterness. I might have popped this one open too early as it’s got plenty of tannins for further aging. Still, it’s got fruit to spare…
Horse Heaven Hills, 325 cases made. Purple red, moderate pigment extraction. Light herbaceous nose, call it tobacco light. Blackberry flavor with length on initial pour, nice round mouthfeel with fresh blackberry aftertaste. Just a tad tart. Tobacco leaf aftertaste emerges after 20 minutes with some fine seed bitterness. I might have popped this one open too early as it’s got plenty of tannins for further aging. Still, it’s got fruit to spare…
Jun 8th, 2024Horse Heaven Hills, 240 cases made. Purple red, moderate pigment extraction. Raspberry, butter, vanilla and barrel aromas. Blackberry, raspberry and slight caramel flavor from the barrels, moderate seed tannins on finish with moderate but fine-grained skin tannins in aftertaste. Worth decanting a bit. No apparent tobacco or vegetal notes initially. Raspberry becomes more prominent over time. At least two hours decanting will help.
Horse Heaven Hills, 240 cases made. Purple red, moderate pigment extraction. Raspberry, butter, vanilla and barrel aromas. Blackberry, raspberry and slight caramel flavor from the barrels, moderate seed tannins on finish with moderate but fine-grained skin tannins in aftertaste. Worth decanting a bit. No apparent tobacco or vegetal notes initially. Raspberry becomes more prominent over time. At least two hours decanting will help.
Feb 1st, 2024