2022 FOI #16 Super Fuga
71% Cabernet Sauvignon and 29% Sangiovese from Weinbau and RKP Vineyards. Bright red fruit, deep and rich aromas. Flavors of plum, cherry, currant, coffee bean, baking chocolate, and cedar. Label by our middle daughter, Keegan Isenhower.
Dark red hue. Dark red fruit aromas of plums, cherry, currant, graphite, medium roast coffee bean, baking chocolate, cedar, and dried herbs (marjoram and thyme). The mouthfeel is round and rich with flavors of cherry, cedar, currants, and coffee bean. The Wild Thyme is well balanced and tight. Bordelais-like. Enjoy though 2034.
Fermentation:
100% hand-harvested, and hand-sorted fruit. Fermented with organic Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Pichia kluyveri. Punched down twice daily with three pulse-air treatments. Pressed at dryness.
Élevage:
27 months in 17% new 300 Liter French oak barrels (Remond) and 500 Liter French oak puncheons. Bottled without fining or filtration.
Ingredients: Cabernet Sauvignon & Sangiovese grapes, yeast, tartaric acid, and minimally necessary sulfur dioxide.
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Varietal | 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Sangiovese |
| Varietal Composition | 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Sangiovese |
| Appellation | Columbia Valley |
| Acid | 5.5 g/L |
| PH | 3.75 |
| Residual Sugar | <0.01 g/L |
| Alcohol | 14.90% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Bottling Date | 01/28/2025 |
| Cases Produced | 163 |
94 points - Paul Gregutt - Spring 2026
Isenhower 2022 FOI No. 16 Super Fuga (a breakaway in cycling) – When I tasted this “Friends of Isenhower” super-Tuscan blend (71% Cabernet Sauvignon/29% Sangiovese) with winemaker Brett Isenhower I immediately began lobbying to make it a regular part of the portfolio. It’s that good. It opens with lovely aromatics, plush cherry and plum fruits, a note of vanilla, a suggestion of bramble. In the mouth those compelling flavors continue, full-bodied with purple and black fruits, chewy tannins and a lifted edge to the finish.
92 points - Owen Bargreen - April 2026
2022 Isenhower ‘FO! No. 16 Super Fuga’ Cabernet Sauvignon- A Super Tuscan-inspired blend of 71% Cabernet Sauvignon with the remainder Sangiovese, this delivers refined tannins on the palate, with chocolate, dried herbs and espresso ground flavors that mingle well with salty soil nuances. Drink 2026-20322.
71% Weinbau Cabernet Sauvignon - Old Vines planted in 1980
29% RKP Vineyard Sangiovese - Rattlesnake Hills
