Signorello Estate
Cuvee Athena
2010 Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley
Auction 16 | Lot No. 112
Vintage: 2010
Signorello Estate
Cuvee Athena
Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley
10 cases produced
Description
Cuvee Athena is named after Signorello Estate founder and proprietor Ray Signorello's first child, Athena Hope Signorello, born in early 2011. The 2010 vintage provided us with the perfect elements of a growing season to create a wine worthy of honoring a first-born daughter: suave, elegant and supple. Ray Signorello and winemakers Pierre Birebent and Luc Morlet selected from the finest barrels that showed a slightly softer and more feminine side of our estate's diverse terroir to compose Cuvee Athena, which is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Like its namesake, Cuvee Athena will be approachable young, yet has the endurance to develop beautifully over time.
Aging Process
Barrel Aged French Oak
Wine Facts
- pH: 3.86
- Wine is unfiltered
- Single vineyard wine
- Sustainably produced
- Wine is 100% estate grown and bottled
Tasting Chart
| bone dry |
|
very sweet |
| light body |
|
very full bodied |
| soft, gentle |
|
very crisp |
| no tannins |
|
heavy tannins |
 |
Pierre Birebent
Winemaker, Signorello Estate
Pierre is a sixth-generation wine grower. Growing up in Corsica, France, Pierre spent his early years among the vines learning the trade from family. After graduating from the Agriculture College of Carcassone and Macon with a degree in Viticulture and Enology, Pierre returned to his family's vineyards as vineyard manager and assistant winemaker.
Pierre soon decided to travel to California to experience a new region and style of winemaking. Over the next several years he practiced vineyard management and development, grafting and winemaking at several properties in Napa Valley.
Country born: France
Education: Degree in Viticulture and Enology from the Agriculture College of Carcassone and Macon
Years in the wine industry: 20-30 years
Winemaking Philosophy:
We practice the "vigneron" style of winemaking, fusing Old World techniques with California fruit.
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