HALL
2023 Cabernet Sauvignon
"Sacrashe "
Napa Valley AVA
Auction 29 | Lot No. 102
Vintage: 2023
HALL
Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley
5 cases produced
Highlights
- Sacrashe is from HALL’s ideally located and much-prized Sacrashe Estate Vineyard
- This vineyard offers extremely limiting volcanic tuff soils and gentle sloping aspects
- This vineyard yields fruit that is always rich, dense, earthy and opulent
- Sacrashe represents a micro-selection of HALL’s best barrels from their best blocks
Description
Sacrashe is from HALL’s ideally located and much-prized Sacrashe Estate Vineyard, hidden atop the eastern ridge of the Vaca Mountains in Rutherford. With extremely limiting volcanic tuff soils and gentle sloping aspects, this vineyard yields fruit that is always rich, dense, earthy and opulent, possessing a purity of focus and pronounced power. The wine exudes dark and pure, with complex voluptuous fruit and aromas of black fruit and freshly moved earth. Exceptionally rich, the wine gushes with a density and opulence that cascades over length. Sacrashe represents a micro-selection of HALL’s best barrels from their best blocks.
Wine Facts
- Wine is unfiltered
Megan Gunderson
Winemaker, HALL
Winemaker Megan Gunderson Paredes began her career in the Napa Valley in 2001 when she moved from Colorado to California and worked as an intern at Robert Mondavi Winery. While at Mondavi, she discovered a passion for wine and viticulture and went on to become a Laboratory Manager for St. Supery Vineyards in Rutherford, then Dominus Estates in Yountville. At Dominus, she was able to refine her winemaking skills under the mentorship of Christian Moueix and Jean-Claude Barrouet, learning to hone her winemaking craft with unique methods. Megan has made several trips to France to study wine-making techniques, the most recent to Burgundy. Megan’s multiple degrees in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics have given her a unique and unmatched perspective into the scientific aspects of winemaking.
Country born: USA
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, followed by many years working in the vineyard, laboratory and cellar in multiple wineries.
Years in the wine industry: 20-30 years
Honors / Awards:
HALL has earned numerous awards from the industries top critics including five 100 point scores. To date, HALL has earned over 650 scores rated 90points and above from outlets such as Wine Advocate, Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast, Jeb Dunnuck, Vinous and more.
Winemaking Philosophy:
Minimalist, yet precise. Belief that wine is made in the vineyard. I want our wines to express a unique sense of place and time.
Alison Frichtl
Winemaker, HALL
Alison Frichtl Hollister didn't take the conventional path to making wine. Growing up in a creative household, she always viewed the world through an artistic eye and her love for the winemaking craft came through her desire to create something new. Having been introduced to American winemaking after living in the prominent Willamette Valley, Oregon as a teenager, she earned her B.S. degree in Biology from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. After graduation, she was hired at Etude Wines in 2006, and planted roots in Napa Valley.
Alison joined HALL Family Wines in 2008. She has grown with the luxury brand during her tenure, serving in many roles, including Enologist and Assistant Winemaker. In 2016, Allison was tapped to lead the new BACA brand, creating premium Zinfandels from some of the top vineyards and appellations throughout California. In 2020, Hollister was promoted to Senior Winemaker for HALL Family of Wines working on the HALL, WALT and BACA Wines under the direction of Director of Winemaking Megan Gunderson.
When she’s not making wine, Hollister can be found fermenting everything from kombucha to kimchi, sketching in the studio, and remodeling the Howell Mountain home she shares with her husband Bruce, a landscape designer and artist.
Country born: USA
Years in the wine industry: 10-15 years
Winemaking Philosophy:
Given the breadth of resources for contemporary winemaking that HALL provides, my approach is choosing the appropriate tools on hand to craft complex, honest, drinkable wines.
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Winery Distribution
HALL is distributed in the following markets. Please contact the winery directly for the most up-to-date distribution information and to explore commercial opportunities.
Domestic:
- Alabama (Pinnacle Imports)
- Alaska (K & L Distributors)
- Arizona (Quail Distributing)
- Arkansas (Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits)
- California (RNDC)
- Colorado (RNDC)
- Connecticut (Connecticut Distributing (CDI))
- Delaware (Breakthru )
- Florida (RNDC)
- Georgia (RNDC/National One National Drive SW)
- Georgia (Beaumad & Associates, Inc.)
- Hawaii (RNDC/Youngs Market)
- Illinois (Khoener / Central )
- Illinois (Heritage Wine Cellars)
- Indiana (Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits)
- Iowa (Southern Glaziers)
- Kansas (Ad Astra Selections)
- Kentucky (Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits)
- Louisiana (RNDC)
- Maine (Nappi Distributors)
- Maryland (Breakthru )
- Massachusetts (Worldwide Wines)
- Massachusetts (Beaumad & Associates, Inc.)
- Michigan (Great Lakes Wine & Spirits)
- Minnesota (Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits)
- Mississippi (Beaumad)
- Missouri (Breakthru - St. Louis)
- Missouri (Breakthru )
- Nevada (Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits)
- New Hampshire (Martignetti Co's of NH)
- New Jersey (Allied Beverage Group LLC)
- New Mexico (RNDC/National )
- New York (Frederick Wildman )
- North Carolina (Johnson Brothers/Mutual)
- North Dakota (RNDC)
- Oklahoma (RNDC)
- Oregon (RNDC/Youngs Market)
- Pennsylvania (Breakthru )
- Rhode Island (Rhode Island Distributing)
- South Carolina (Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits)
- South Carolina (RNDC)
- South Dakota (Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits)
- Tennessee (Lipman Bros. )
- Tennessee (Empire Distributors of Tennessee Inc.,)
- Texas (RNDC)
- Texas (RNDC)
- Utah (Young's Market Company)
- Vermont (Farrell Distributing)
- Virginia (RNDC)
- Washington (RNDC/Youngs Market)
- West Virginia (Wine and Beverage Merchants)
- Wisconsin (RNDC/Youngs Market)
- Wyoming (Young's Market Company)
International:
- Canada - Alberta (Revelry)
- Canada - British Columbia (Revelry Imports)
- Canada - Ontario (Noble Wines)
- China (Kerry Wines)
- Costa Rica (TBD)
- Czech Republic (Californian Wines Eu)
- Hong Kong (Kerry Wines)
- Japan (Wine to Style)
- Puerto Rico (Fine Wine Imports)
- South Korea (Interwine)
- Taiwan (MinCare International Co)