2020

Horse Heaven Hills

Price: $25.00

2016
Horse Heaven Hills

Our flagship Cabernet Sauvignon is luxurious and elegant with a nose of dark cherry, vanilla, black current and cassis. On the palate the full-bodied richness is expressed with dark red and black fruits, wood smoke, mocha and a hint of anise that flows to well integrated silky tannins. This wine will benefit from a few years in the cellar and should last for a decade or more.

The 2016 Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet Sauvignon is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. The fruit was sourced from our vines on Gunselman Bench, McKinley Springs and Phinny Hill vineyards.  It was aged in 100% French, 50% new for 21 months.  The alcohol by volume is 13.5%, 300 cases produced, bottled July 2018.

The 2016 started out very much like 2015 with an unusually warm winter and early spring that led to the earliest bloom on record. By mid-May we estimated we were a good 2 weeks ahead of average. By June the temperatures cooled to our usual range and by September we cooled significantly with occasional (and unusual) showers. Ripening progressed beautifully! Harvest of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes began on September 20th on Phinny Hill, followed by Gunselman Bench on September 22nd and October 3rd and finished with McKinley Springs on October 11th. Although these wines exhibit lush ripeness, the backbone of acidity creates a wine with great aging potential.

Price: $32.00

2017
Horse Heaven Hills
from Gunselman Bench, our estate vineyard.

The 2017 Horse Heaven Hills Gunselman Bench Cabernet Sauvignon is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from Gunselman Bench, our estate vineyard.  It was aged in 100% French (70% new) oak for 18 months.  The alcohol by volume is 13.8%. It was bottled April 2019.

2017 started out cool and wet with plenty of snowpack. Bud break and bloom was later than recent vintages. Summer started slowly but gradually exceeded the norm and surpassed our usual heat units. By mid-September, temperatures cooled and we let the grapes “hang” to allow physiological ripening to catch up to the brix (sugar) in the grapes. We hand harvested Gunselman Bench Cabernet Sauvignon on October 9th. The wines have intense flavors, beautiful color & excellent balance.

Price: $36.00

2019
Horse Heaven Hills
Reserve Red Wine

Joe occasionally asks for a “glass of inspiration” while we are working at the winery. We felt that name fully described the few select barrels of reserve quality wine.

The 2019 Horse Heaven Hills Inspiration (reserve red wine) is a blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon and 27% Cabernet Franc.  The fruit was sourced from Phinny Hill vineyards. It was aged in 100% new French oak for 20 months.  The ideal consumption is 7 to 10 years from release date.  The alcohol by volume is 13.5%, 50 cases made, bottled June 2021.

2019 was an unusual vintage. We had a late winter snow that impacted pruning and ultimately bud break.  Summer temperatures were mild with no extreme heat spikes. September was unusually cool but ripening continued without high brix (sugar level.) Thankfully, we wrapped up harvest by October 5th as Washington expirenced significant frosts soon after. The 2019 wines are elegant and complex with great aging potential.

Price: $46.00

2019
Horse Heaven Hills

Price: $30.00

2017
Horse Heaven Hills
Cabernet Sauvignon

The 2017 Horse Heaven Hills Phinny Cabernet Sauvignon is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from Phinny Hill Vineyard.  It was aged in 100% new French oak  for 18 months.  The alcohol by volume is 13.5%. It was bottled April 2019.

2017 started out cooler and wetter than recent years resulting in a later bud break. Once Mother Nature warmed up we saw average to above average temperatures into the summer. By mid September, temps cooled allowing the physiological ripeness to catch up with the brix (sugar content.) Although we saw many fires in Washington, thankfully we were not affected in Horse Heaven Hills.

Price: $38.00