Hudson Vineyards Phoenix Red Blend 2019

Like a Pheonix rising through the ashes

Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon

$147.00

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Black Fruit, Herbal, and Pepper / Spice, Sweet Spice and Leather / Earthy

BODY: Full
DRYNESS: Dry
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Light
ALCOHOL (%): High (More than 14%)

Origin: California (Napa, Sonoma, Russian River Valley & More), United States of America

Grape Varietals:
Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon

Winemaking:
No fining and No filtering
Destemmed, Crushed, Malolactic Fermentation, On Lees Ageing, and Wild yeast

Maturation: 19-24 Months Oak Barrels

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
BBQ Meats, Grilled Mushrooms, Rack of Ribs

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Herbal Bak Kut Teh, Tulang, Briyani

Hudson Vineyards

Founded in 1981, Hudson Vineyards is situated deep in the heart of the gently rolling hills of Napa Valley’s Caneros District. Hudson Vineyards is owned and operated by Lee and Cristina Hudson, and John Kongsgaard is the head winemaker

Description

Hudson Vineyards Phoenix Red Blend 2019

Phoenix is a classic representation of the Hudson Estate. The wine was named after the 2017 wildfires swept through the estate, miraculously avoiding the original buildings from the 1980s.

Grape Varietals & Region: 64% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Cabernet Franc. Pheonix is a barrel selection Bordeaux-style blend sourced from multiple vineyard sites on the Hudson ranch.

Taste Profile: This wine showcases enticing aromas of red currant, black cherry, and savoury spice that leads to a plush mouthfeel an structured finish. The Merlot-dominated Pheonix offers a great nose of ripe black cherries, tobacco, chocolate, and damp earth, and it’s medium to full-bodied, ripe, and incredibly polished on the palate

Red The fruit was picked separately by hand at night, hand-sorted, destemmed. Each lot fermented individually untilising native yeast. Barreled in 60% new oak, it was bottled unfiltered & unfined after 23 months of aging.

Shouldered & Powerful Reds

Powerful modern reds with the ability to age. They tend to be very intense, with ripe fruit, firm tannins & drinkability either young or cellared.

They often have notes of forest floor, blackcurrant, mint & eucalyptus

Malolactic fermentation

MLF is a process that results in reduction in acidity & the production of buttery texture & taste profile, often applied to more bodied styles of red & white wines
While not all creamy whites or rich fruity reds undergo MLF, and can adopt similar profiles from barrel ageing,