Our new wines from the Horse Heaven Hills

Matthews is excited to announce two new wines to our AVA portfolio, the very first from Horse Heaven Hills.

Please welcome the 2020 Horse Heaven Hills Claret, and Cuvée.

The Horse Heaven Hills has produced more 100pt Cabernet Sauvignons than any other Washington State AVA, combined. It was only a matter of time before Matthews began making wine from this iconic AVA.

In 2020, with Royal Slope and Red Mountain AVA wines underway, our family turned our focus even further south to the Horse Heaven Hills. Located on the border of Washington State and Oregon, the region is home to many of the most iconic Cabernet Sauvignons ever produced in Washington State.

As we looked to begin crafting wines, we isolated two distinct areas of the Horse Heaven Hills. An area around Champoux, and an area around Wallula Gap.

We are excited to announce the first Horse Heaven Hills AVA wines are set for release, coming exclusively from Champoux Vineyard and Wallula Gap. The 2020 Horse Heaven Hills Claret and 2020 Horse Heaven Hills Cuvée were released on December 1st, 2022, and samples will be available at our Tasting Room + Farm.

To say we are excited about the Horse Heaven Hills would be an understatement. All of our 2020 Matthews Reserve-level wines will show greater complexity with this new AVA, adding a new dynamic to the AVAs we already work with.

This is the first vintage of the Horse Heaven Hills Claret and Cuvée, and we can’t wait to share them with our members. To help bring you into the Horse Heaven Hills, we’ve added a new webpage that further details this remarkable AVA. Click to learn more information about Horse Heaven Hills.  Additionally, click for more on Red Mountain or Royal Slope.