2019 Red Wine
Mount Veeder
This exceptional red blend highlights the high-elevation, Mount Veeder site that is the cornerstone of our Darius II and Signature wines. The marine-influenced, rocky slopes of our Sage Vineyard estate are responsible for cultivating wines with inherent complexity, power, and finesse. Each block of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot selected for this Premiere Napa Valley blend expresses the purity of this site and the varietal in equal measure. Elevating this harmonious blending, the remarkable 2019 vintage in Napa Valley, with its moderate weather and extended hang-time, enhanced the wine’s most desirable traits - imparting exceptional vibrancy of fruit, freshness, and balance. This is an age-worthy offering, poised to reward the patient collector.
Winemaker, Darioush
Hope Goldie is our master of a thousand decisions. Hope oversees all oenology and wine production operations; she carries on the meticulous attention paid in the vineyard into the cellar, laboratory and crush pad. Her work is in the fine tuning – lot by lot, she applies her vast knowledge of fermentation science, sensory chemistry, viticulture and enology.
Hope's dream of becoming a winemaker formed in childhood, working alongside her father in Washington making Riesling, Gewurztraminer and Carignan and was crystallized under the tutelage of sensory chemist Ann Noble at UC Davis. As her lead grad student, the California Department of Food & Agriculture sponsored Hope’s quantitative microbiology thesis work on Botrytis cineria. Her subsequent responsibilities as a Brewer at Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, and in cellar operations and oenology at Opus One and other fine estates throughout Napa Valley strengthened her desire to make exceptional, high-end Bordeaux blends.
Hope joined Darioush as our Enologist in 2005 and continued her contributions as Winemaker alongside Darioush's founding Winemaker, Steve Devitt, for ten years before being promoted to Director of Winemaking beginning with the 2018 vintage. Today, Hope continues to oversee all aspects of winemaking at Darioush and extends her expertise as a member of the Board of Directors for the American Society of Enology and Viticulture.
Country born: United States
Education: M.S. in Food Science and Technology/Enology, University of California, Davis, 1998 B.A. History, Earlham College, 1990.
Years in the wine industry: 20-30 years
Winemaking Philosophy:
I’m an advocate of site-expressive, varietally correct wines. My approach is to remain as hands-off as possible, allowing the vineyard to shine through in the finished wine.
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Premiere Napa Valley Wine Collection
Winery | Vintage | Variety | Appellation | Fanciful | Auction |
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Buena Vista Winery | 2019 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Tribute | 25 |
Darioush | 2019 | Red Wine | Mount Veeder | 25 | |
Eleven Eleven | 2019 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley | Reserve | 25 |
Grace Family Vineyards | 2019 | Cabernet Sauvignon | St. Helena | Grace Family Blend | 25 |
Newton Vineyard | 2019 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Spring Mountain District | 25 | |
Raymond Vineyards | 2019 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Five Generations | 25 |
ZD Wines | Non-vintage | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Petit Abacus | 25 |
AXR Napa Valley | 2018 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Sleeping Denali | 24 |
Cliff Lede Vineyards Napa Green Winery | 2018 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Stags Leap District | California Thrill | 24 |
Paula Kornell Sparkling Wine | 2018 | Sparkling Wine | Los Carneros | Something Old, Something New | 24 |
Rombauer Vineyards | 2018 | Cabernet Sauvignon | St. Helena | Stice Lane | 24 |
Vineyard 29 | 2018 | Cabernet Sauvignon | St. Helena | CEANDA ESTATE | 24 |
Alpha Omega | 2017 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Dr. To Kalon | 23 |
Darioush | 2017 | Red Wine | Napa Valley | Estate Blend | 23 |
Frank Family Vineyards Napa Green Winery | 2017 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Rutherford | Winston Hill Block 5 Heart Block | 23 |
The Debate | 2017 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Elevate The Debate | 23 |
Buena Vista Winery | 2016 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Diamond Mountain District | 22 | |
Courtesan | Non-Vintage | Red Wine | Napa Valley | Veronica | 22 |
Emerson Brown | 2016 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Oakville | 22 | |
Darioush | 2015 | Red Wine | Napa Valley | Estate Blend | 21 |
Davis Estates Napa Green Winery | 2015 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Behind the Red Velvet Ropes | 21 |
Palmaz Vineyards | 2015 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Coombsville | Super Argentine | 21 |
Summers Estate Wines | 2014 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Calistoga | 21 | |
Blackbird Vineyards | 2014 | Red Wine | Napa Valley | 20 | |
Chappellet Vineyard | 2014 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | 20 | |
The Debate | 2014 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | 20 | |
Hewitt Vineyard & Provenance Vineyards | 2013 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | 19 | |
Hudson Vineyards | 2013 | Chardonnay | Los Carneros | Alexander’s Field | 19 |
Appellations | 2012 | Red Wine | Napa Valley | Brix and Mortar | 18 |
Jones Family Vineyards | 2012 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Calistoga | 18 | |
Alpha Omega | 2011 | Red Wine | Napa Valley | Beckstoffer Blend | 17 |
Chimney Rock Winery | 2011 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Stags Leap District | Ganymede Vineyard Unfiltered | 17 |
Hourglass | 2011 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | 20/20 | 17 |
Renteria Wines | 2011 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Stags Leap District | River Block Reserve | 17 |
Schrader Cellars, LLC | 2011 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Double Diamond TFA Cuvée | 17 |
Alpha Omega | 2010 | Red Wine | Napa Valley | Proprietary | 16 |
Blackbird Vineyards | 2010 | Red Wine | Napa Valley | Proprietary | 16 |
Levy and McClellan | 2010 | Red Wine | Napa Valley | 16 | |
Shafer Vineyards | 2010 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Stags Leap District | Sunspot Vineyard | 16 |
Thirteen Appellations | 2010 | Red Wine | Napa Valley | 16 | |
Elyse Winery | 2009 | Grenache | Los Carneros | 15 | |
Lail Vineyards | 2009 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Henry II | 15 |
Martin Estate | 2009 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Rutherford | 15 | |
Paraduxx | 2008 | Red Wine | Howell Mountain | 14 | |
Renteria Wines | 2008 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Vintner’s Cuvée | 14 |
Revana Family Vineyard | 2008 | Cabernet Sauvignon | St. Helena | Premiere Cuvee | 14 |
Silver Oak Cellars | 2008 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | A Tale of Two Ranches | 14 |
Twomey Cellars | 2008 | Cabernet Franc | Napa Valley | SCR | 14 |
Anomaly Vineyards | 2007 | Cabernet Sauvignon | St. Helena | Randy's Reserve | 13 |
Cliff Lede Vineyards | 2007 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Stags Leap District | Wild Roxanne | 13 |
Jones Family Vineyards | 2007 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | 13 | |
Martin Estate | 2007 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Rutherford | Puerta Dorada Vineyard | 13 |
Miner Family Winery | 2007 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | 13 | |
Paraduxx | 2007 | Red Wine | Napa Valley | Monitor Ledge Vineyard | 13 |
Rombauer Vineyards | 2007 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Atlas Peak | 13 | |
Darioush | 2006 | 85% Cabernet Sauvginon, 15% Malbec | Napa Valley | Apadana Block-Estate | 11 |
J. Davies Vineyards | 2005 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Diamond Mountain District | Jack's Block | 11 |
Rombauer Vineyards | 2005 | Cabernet Sauvignon | St. Helena | Stice Lane Block D Barrel Ferment Puncheon | 11 |
Thirteen Appellations | 2005 | Napa Valley Red Wine | Napa Valley | Fourteen | 11 |
Clark-Claudon Vineyards | 2004 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | 10 | |
Rombauer Vineyards | 2004 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Estate Blend | 10 |
Summers Estate Wines | 2003 | Cabernet Sauvignon 90%, Merlot 10% | Napa Valley | 10 | |
Paraduxx | 2003 | Zinfandel (65%) Cabernet Sauvignon (35%) | Napa Valley | 9 | |
Rombauer Vineyards | 2003 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Stags Leap District | 9 | |
Sterling Vineyards | 2004 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Diamond Mountain District | 9 | |
Anderson's Conn Valley Vineyards | 2002 | Merlot (60%)/Cabernet Franc (40%) | Napa Valley | 8 | |
CONSTANT | 2002 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Diamond Mountain District | Liquid Fantasy No. 2121 | 8 |
Darioush | 2002 | 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc | Napa Valley | Darius | 8 |
Luna Vineyards | 2002 | 45% Sangiovese, 42% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Canto | 8 |
Cakebread Cellars | 2000 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Oakville | Vine Hill | 6 |
Clos Pegase | 2000 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Los Carneros | Graveyard Hill, Backside | 6 |
Luna Vineyards | 2000 | Sangiovese | Napa Valley | Riserva - Barrel Select | 6 |
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