TN : Hedges Family Estate Red Mountain 2010, Hedges Family Estate, Red Mountain, Washington State, USA

This wine is a blend of 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 10% Syrah, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Malbec.

The grapes for this wine came from the  following vineyards:  Bel' Villa (35%), Hedges (31%), Magdalena (11%), Obelisco (11%), Les Gosses (8%), and Rockwell Brown (4%).

The wine spent 14 months in oak (37% French, 53% American, and 10% Hungarian), 49% neutral and 51% new. The TA is 5.6 grammes per litre and the pH is 3.72.

10, 799 cases were produced. The winemakers were Pete Hedges and Sarah Goedhart.

This wine was imported by Terrific Wines AB.

Colour : Blackcurrant

Aroma : Blackcurrants, oaky, mint, milk chocolate, cedar, herbs

Taste : Cherries, blackcurrant, blackberry, herbs, cherries, drying finish

Alcohol : 13.5%

Price : 169 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 99275

Mark : C+

Website :  Hedges Family Estate