Hiyu 'Tzum Fèis' 2019 Gifts

Hiyu 'Tzum Fèis' 2019 GiftsHiyu's 2019 'Fis' comes from a field blend vineyard called Scorched Earth, on clay and basalt soils. In 2016, Hiyu grafted this vineyard over to a mix of local, forgotten grape varieties from Bordeaux circa 400 years ago: multiple clones of heirloom Cabernets, Merlot, Malbec, Tannat, Abouriou, Fer Servadou, Negrette, and so on. What's amazing about this wine is that isn't heavy or overly dark, given the warm, nearly desert climate of the eastern Gorge

and broad all at once

rich chestnut honey hue

grown on clay and limestone soils

Every bottle is filled entirely from a single barrel that has aged through 40 Kentucky seasons

Williams pear and pomace

High Wire's rye is made with a locally-sourced 100% Wrens Abruzzi rye

Glou Glou became a global sensation that evolved into the natural wine importer/distributor known as Super Glou

a sheen of marl-limestone structure underneath

this is one of the most beautiful new-to-us bottles we've seen out of in Central Europe in the last few years

smooth texture

not too far from Rome

' The resulting wine is stunning