Hill Family Estate
2018 Cabernet Sauvignon
"Windy Flats"
Napa Valley AVA
Auction 24 | Lot No. 123
Vintage: 2018
Hill Family Estate
Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley
5 cases produced
Highlights
- A single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon displaying depth and concentration from a beautiful vintage
- This is the first stand-alone wine that we have produced from our Windy Flats Vineyard
- The vineyard represents the best Cabernet Sauvignon from our portfolio of 12 different sites in Napa Valley
- Our winemakers, Alison Doran and Jean Hoefliger, poured their hearts and souls into this wine
Description
When our team tasted the 2018 Windy Flats Cabernet Sauvignon out of barrel, time stopped and we all just looked at each other. There was complete silence in the room because the wine had mesmerized us. While we have never produced this wine as a stand-alone vineyard designation, the time has come - and the time is now.
Wine Facts
- Wine is unfiltered
- Single vineyard wine
- Sustainably produced
Alison Doran
Winemaker, Hill Family Estate
Raised in Palos Verdes with plenty of horses and surfing, Alison Green Doran was drawn into winemaking in 1973. Her father, oil man and long-time Alexander Valley vineyard owner Russell Green, had bought the Simi Winery in 1969, and brought in Andre Tchelistcheff as a consultant soon after. By working as a harvest intern beside Andre for six months at Simi in 1973, Alison found both her life’s work and her mentor.
Andre found her a five-month stagaire position in Alsace for the crush of 1975, and then an enologist position with start-up Hoffman Mountain Ranch in Paso Robles. After finishing her Fermentation Science degree at UC Davis, she began working for the Firestone Vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley in 1976. Starting as lab tech, she worked her way to bottling supervisor and then to cellar master, and then in 1981, to winemaker.
Country born: United States
Education: Fermentation Science/UC Davis
Years in the wine industry: 30+ years
Winemaking Philosophy:
To craft elegant wines that express the true terroir of Doug Hill's vineyards.
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Winery Distribution
Hill Family Estate is distributed in the following markets. Please contact the winery directly for the most up-to-date distribution information and to explore commercial opportunities.