Hope's Cuvee 2010: 750ml
Hope's Cuvée Chardonnay is the utmost dedication to excellence,
named in honor of my mother, Hope Signorello. To produce a wine
of great significance, it takes a judicious selection of the absolute
finest barrels and an intimate understanding of our 30 year old
Napa Valley Estate vineyard. The vines are hand harvested at
night in small picking trays, allowing us to protect the refined and
delicate flavors of Chardonnay. Hope's Cuvée is bottled un-fined and
unfiltered allowing this wine to be enjoyed now or for years to come.
The Hopes Cuvée
Chardonnay emerges from the glass with
layers of mineral-infused fruit. Ripe flavors,
especially of crisp apple and poached pear
enhance the rich palate texture. Oak aging
provides a touch of spice with hints of
lemon zest and nutmeg. The finish is soft
and everlasting. Drinkability: Now to 2017.
$70.00
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Harvest & Tasting Notes:
Winemaking Notes
Careful pressing of whole clusters
minimized skin contact. This gentle process helps the wine
achieve balance as well as develop a silky mouth-feel and
enhances the aging potential. Using native yeasts, the wine
fermented in French oak barrels with 50% malolactic fermentation
to preserve the natural acidity. Tonnelleries: François Frêres
and Damy. Oak types: Allier, and Troncais. The wine spent 10
months on the lees in French oak (40% new) prior to bottling.
Vineyard Notes
Hope's Cuvee was grown exclusively on our estate vineyard on the east
side of the Silverado Trail. This shallow, rocky hillside vineyard,
planted in 1980, stressed the vines sufficiently during the growing
season to ensure intense varietal character. We employed a variety of
techniques in managing each vineyard's micro-climate including vertical
trellising, leaf removal, and crop reduction.
The 2010 vintage is a
spectacular vintage. Though rainfall was
little more than two-thirds of normal for
the third year in a row, the timing of the
precipitation was on the vine's side. Couple
that with the lack of frost and a relatively
cool growing season, Mother Nature
managed to have it all work in unison to
give fruit the best possible opportunity for perfection.
