"It's like drinking satin". The Wadenswil Clone comes from a Swiss town with similar temperatures and rainfall to that of the McMinnville Foothills. Year in, year out this wine is the "prettiest" of the bunch. It lends an effortless bouquet of floral and red fruits with smooth, well-integrated tannins and a silky mix of cherries, strawberries, cola and vanilla.
The clone is sometimes referred to as “tiny hand grenades” for the enormous punch it packs. Our Dijon 115 is no exception. It is a big, full bodied, bold and as juicy as can be.
The most 'French' of all the single-clones. An earthy blend of sweet black fruits, leather and tobacco. This wine can be shy and more reserved in cooler vintages, but the hot 2016 vintage has lured this Pommard out early into an expressive young wine with beautifully fine-grained and integrated tannins.
The 2016 Hyland Riesling is a complex, acid-driven treat. It's beginning to flaunt the flinty, matchbox armoas that we love in a good riesling. Those smells blend together with typical lemon-lime, citrusy notes combined with lush white peach and pineapple flavors. It has a weight and minerality behind it that lingers in the finish. Fun and playful in its youth, this will continue to add layers of complexity with each year it's laid down.
Our Chardonnay is made from Clone 108. It's a clone that benefits from long days in the sun, something it gets in abundance in the high elevation hilltop blocks of Hyland Vineyard with very little shade. With maximum sun exposure and cooler nights, the fruit is able to retain tremendous acidity, making this wine an extremely cellar-worthy, Burgundian style treat.
