HALL
2012 Cabernet Sauvignon
"Rainin Vineyard"
Diamond Mountain District AVA
2014 Offering
Auction 18 | Lot No. 170
Vintage: 2012
HALL
Cabernet Sauvignon
Diamond Mountain District
10 cases produced
Highlights
- This special wine is selected from the Rainin Vineyard, located on the upper slopes of Diamond Mountain
- The vineyard, consisting of eight acres, is marked by rich, rocky red soils surrounded by statuesque evergreens
- The wine is rich, dens and opulent, consistent with the expressive characters of Diamond Mountain fruit
Steve Leveque
Winemaker, HALL
Born and raised in Napa Valley, Steve Leveque has earned a reputation for finely crafted wines that reflect the terroir and celebrate the varietal. His more than 16 years of winemaking expertise started at Robert Mondavi Winery where he blossomed under the mentorship of Tim Mondavi and served as Winemaker for most of his 11-year tenure. Steve also served as Executive Vice President and Winemaker of Chalk Hill Estate Winery in Sonoma where he hand-crafted a portfolio of small-lot Bordeaux varietals to critical acclaim. Steve's personal philosophy and professional history demonstrate the reverence for the land and devotion to excellence that HALL embraces.
Country born: United States
Education: Degree in Biology from San Diego State University.
Years in the wine industry: 15-20 years
Honors / Awards:
Under Steve's direction, HALL's 2010 Exzellenz from Rutherford's Sacrashe Vineyard earned 100 points by Robert Parker.
Over 170 wines under Steve's direction are rated 90 points and above.
Winemaking Philosophy:
My goal is to be true to the fruit, let it express itself purely and fully. Working with such a talented team, with such excellent vineyards and in such an exceptional facility is exciting and inspiring. HALL is truly devoted to making great wine and going about achieving that in all the right ways: organically farmed vineyards, Optically sorted fruit, gravity-fed tanks, native yeast fermentations and unfined and unfiltered bottlings.
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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)