Hyland Vineyard, 2017

Alcohol: 13% Bottle Size: Magnum Age of the vines: Planted in 1971 Picking Date: 7 October 2017 Barrels: neutral Burgundy barrels (228L) made from French forests Bottling Date: 28 June 2018 The Hyland Coury Clone 2017 is medium to darker red, and full of moving light and transparency. It has a pure nose of the reddest of red berries (the classic Oregon summer raspberries and strawberries-I hope you have tasted these before) with a certain coolness. It is complex with a velvety frame and nimble, age-worthy acidity typical of Hyland Vineyard, and a real boon in the string of warm vintages in the Willamette Valley (back to old school). It’s a beauty, it’s long, and it seems to embody some Platonic Idea of “Red”.