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The 2019 Hershey is rich and inviting reflecting the vintage’s softer acidity. The aromas show off layers of black cherry, roasted plum, dark chocolate, and baking spice. At its core lies the classic Hershey minerality, lively acidity, and fine grain tannins. The entry is creamy and expands across the palate with flavors of plums, Montmorency cherry, and dark chocolate that meld with hints of roasted coffee bean, tobacco, and mountain sage. Th...
Wine Description
The Story
The incredibly rocky, rhyolitic soils of this Howell Mountain site provide fruit with structure and depth, yet the cool climate produces a wine of restraint and vibrant acidity. An underlying minerality gives the wine a particularly distinctive character and provides another layer of complexity. The appellation has become a favorite of collectors who value the ageworthy capacity of wines from this elevation.
Wine Information
Our philosophy of minimal intervention in the vineyard and winery has resulted in a slow progression to dry farming. This forces the vines to look deeper for water, but also for nutrients and minerals. The results are balanced vines that produce small, intensely flavored berries with thick dark skins.
We began harvest for Cabernet Sauvignon on October 9th with SEE Clone from our 2008 plantings. The older vines were picked 9 and 12 days lat...
Vintage 2019
The winter and early spring brought ample rainfall to the Napa Valley. A dry April was followed by one of the wettest May’s on record, providing much needed hydration. The moist soils meant the vines had access to nutrients, especially potassium, resulting in full canopies and softer acidity in the wine. The cooler weather through mid-summer slowed shoot growth and delayed verasion by a few weeks. In mid-August the season heated up with 90+ te...