ACCOLADES

94 Wine Advocate “Intense aromas of roasted cranberries, Cara Cara oranges and raspberries. The palate offers highly concentrated, nuanced flavors and a very long, ultra spicy finish.”

WINE TECHNICALS

Certified Organically Grown Fruit source: Bethel Heights East 115, East 777 and Justice 943 and 777
Harvest date: October 12, 2022 Grapes at harvest: Brix 23, pH 3.2, TA 6.2 gr/liter
Finished wine: Alcohol 13.4%, pH 3.55, TA 5.6 gr/liter
Barrel aged 10 months in French oak, 25% new barrels
1000 cases produced
Bottled unfined August 3, 2023

WINEMAKER NOTES

 The Æolian has evolved in the ten vintages since we started making this wine, beginning as a means of expressing the ever-changing nature of our younger blocks and now settling in, as most things do at Bethel Heights, as a wine defined by place. Three blocks planted in 2002 high above the rest of the vineyard continue to make up most of this wine, but in 2022 we decided to include a small amount (20%) of fruit from Justice Vineyard as well. The 2022 Aeolian presents both purity and power; aromas of red cherry, rhubarb, and raspberry, tremendous tension through the mid palate, and delicate fine grain tannins through the finish. 

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