2020 was a warm growing season overall and while it was nowhere near the hot vintage of 2015, Hedges winery did see some drier conditions. This dry, warm year coupled with lower yields let them with a crop that was earlier to mature. 2020 left them with many uncertainties, but from what they have seen of this vintage so far, the resulting wines are aromatically intense with palates.

This wine is lovely now but Red Mountain Cabernet should age well, probably peaking in 10 years, but still very drinkable at 15-20 years old.

Red Mountain AVA

Fruit was sourced Bel’ Villa (52%), Hedges (23%), Jolet (13%), Magdalena (8%) and Les Gosses (4%) vineyards. Fruit was harvested between 9/11 and 10/15. This wine was cold soaked overnight then inoculated with yeast, fermented for 7-10 days on skins while being pumped over twice daily before pressing to barrels, where it underwent malo-lactic fermentation.

It was 100% barrel aged for 20 months in 47% new oak, 64% French and 36% American.