Hourglass
2024 Cabernet Sauvignon
"Cortina"
Calistoga AVA
Auction 30 | Lot No. 24
Vintage: 2024
Hourglass
Cabernet Sauvignon
Calistoga
5 cases produced
Description
Cortina from Hourglass Blueline Estate is a forward-driving, Left Bank–style expression crafted by Tony Biagi and Adrien Halpin. Composed of 55% See Clone Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Petit Verdot, it fuses refined power with layered energy. Brooding dark fruits collide with explosive aromatics, while a mineral-laced finish creates tension and momentum from start to finish. This is a wine built to captivate, commanding attention yet graceful in structure, and embodies modern Napa ambition. Structured, expressive, and unapologetically alive, Cortina is a bold and dynamic statement of place and craftsmanship.
Tony Biagi
Winemaker, Hourglass
A native Californian, Biagi has held a deep love of wine since a childhood visit to a friend’s winery in Lodi, California. He holds a degree in fermentation science from the University of California Davis and interned in winemaking at both Hess Collection and Dry Creek Vineyard. He joined Duckhorn Vineyards as an enologist under the guidance of Tom Rinaldi, honing his skills and rapidly graduating from assistant to full-time winemaker in three years. After a stint as winemaker at Neal Family Vineyards, he joined the Plumpjack Group as winemaker in 2003 and has overseen the winemaking at both Plumpjack and Cade Wineries until the present.
Country born: United States
Education: University of California Davis
Years in the wine industry: 20-30 years
Winemaking Philosophy:
My goal is to craft world-class wines that are distinctive in varietal character and sense of place.
Adrien Halpin
Winemaker, Hourglass
Adrien is an ambitious wine lover dedicated to crafting high quality wines expressing their natural terroir. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Wine & Viticulture with a concentration in Enology from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2019.
Since 2019 Adrien has worked as an associate winemaker for Hourglass Wines in Napa Valley.
Country born: United States
Years in the wine industry: 10-15 years
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Chicago IL 60614
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Winery Distribution
Hourglass 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 (Rush Wines)
International:
- Belgium (Vinesse)
- Bermuda (Pitt & Co.)
- Canada - British Columbia (Dream Wines)
- Canada - Ontario (Profile Wine Group)
- Denmark (American Wines)
- Netherlands (Best of Wines)
- Netherlands (Dielen)
- Panama, Republic of (Varela Hermanos)
- Philippines (Wine Straights Corp)
- South Korea (Wine 2 U)
- Switzerland (Putzi)
- Thailand (The Wine Merchant)