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2022 Hiyu Wine Farm 'Aesalon', Columbia Gorge (pre-order)
$115.00
From a field of Spanish and Portuguese white and pink varieties in the Southeast corner of the farm.
Even after eight vintages this wine continues to evolve in form and confound our expectations. It began as something very exotic, wild and floral; a wine of hedonism in 2016 and 17. In the period from 2018 to 2021 the wine took on more power and rusticity. It become more profound, less purely fruity but also rustic, a country wine of meditation resembling the white wines of Trevallon or Emidio Pepe. In 2021 it started to shift and with this wine from 2022 the next transformation is complete. This vintage and the next have more fruit and purity than the 19 or 21, while retaining the power and soulfullness that is so captivating in those bottlings. It is even more dense and crystalline and reminds me of Dagueneau Silex in its level of polish.
Specs
- Country United States
- Region Oregon
- Appellation Columbia Gorge
- Style White Wine, Orange Wine
- Producer Hiyu
- Farming Practices Organic, Biodynamic
- Grapes Xarello, Arinto, Verdehlo, Albariño , Trousseau Gris, Godello, Albillo Real, Macabeo.
- Food Pairings White Sauce, Fried Food, Roast White Meats, Fresh Seafood, Stinky Cheese
- Characteristics Wild Side, Flexes w/ Food, Icon, Co-Ferment