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Horsepower Grenache Sur Echalas Vineyard 2022
Pricing
¥39,050 (incl. tax)
Product details sections
Details
- Country
- America
- Region
- Washington
- Appellation
- Walla Walla Valley
- Winery
- Horsepower Vineyards
- Vintage(s)
- 2022
- Color
- Red
- Varietal(s)
- 100% Grenache
Data
- Closure
- Natural Cork
- Volume
- 750ml
- Alcohol
- 14.1%
- Product Code
- 1379122
Production
- Terroir
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The vineyard is located in the ancient riverbed of the Walla Walla River on the Oregon side of the Walla Walla Valley. The topsoil consists of 12-18’’ inches of a mix of silty loam and basalt cobblestones. Beneath is a layer of pure compacted cobblestones, hundreds of feet deep in places.
- Viticulture
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The vineyard is cultivated by Belgian and Percheron draft horses and has been farmed using biodynamic methods since 2008.
- Date Planted: 2008
- Area: 1.3 ha / 3.2 ac
- Row Spacing: 3.0’ x 3.0’
- Vine Density: 11910 per ha / 4840 per ac
- Elevation: 860’ above sea level
- Vinification
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- Vessel Type:100% French oak
- Aging: 15 months in neutral oak
Press
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100
International Wine Report
Pale yet vibrant in the glass, it exudes a mesmerizing aromatic complexity, unfurling layers of boysenberries, crushed rose petals, smoked spices, bacon fat, and salty sea breeze. Beneath that, hints of charred earth, black truffle, and roasted game add an irresistible umami depth. The palate is equally compelling—silky yet structured, with a core of red raspberry, blood orange, and white pepper seamlessly woven together. There’s an electric energy here, a thrilling interplay of minerality and acidity that keeps each sip endlessly engaging. As it glides toward its expansive finish, lingering notes of smoked herbs, saline-infused rock, and delicate florals emerge, leaving an unforgettable impression. Utterly captivating in its purity and precision, this is a wine of extraordinary character and age-worthy potential. Bravo … Highly recommended. —Jeremy Young, International Wine Report
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100
Owen Bargreen
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97
Jeb Dunnuck
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96
James Suckling
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95
Wine Spectator
Winery
- Winery Description
Vigneron Christophe Baron pioneered biodynamic farming in Washington’s Walla Walla Valley in 2002. Horsepower is farmed entirely without the use of herbicides, synthetic fertilizers, chemical insecticides or fungicides using two draft horses - ‘Red’ and ‘Zeppo’ - to cultivate vineyards with as little as 3’ x 3’ spacing, planted 1 vine per stake, or “sur echalas” in French. The oldest son of the centuries-old Champagne house Baron Albert, Christophe’s family has worked their land in the Marne Valley of France since 1677. As recently as 1957 horses still did all of the vineyard cultivation. Horsepower represents a return to that tradition, to a simplicity of craftsmanship and purpose that has been largely lost. It’s a window to the Old World taking root in New. That’s why, on any given day in any of our three vineyards, the only sound you’re likely to hear is the hoofbeat of tradition, played and preserved on the stones of Horsepower.