Hourglass

2012 Cabernet Sauvignon
Calistoga

2014 Offering
Premiere Napa Valley
Auction 18 | Lot No. 204
Vintage: 2012

Hourglass

Cabernet Sauvignon
Calistoga

5 cases produced

Highlights

  • 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Malbec and 4% Cabernet Franc comprise this blend
  • It is a single vineyard lot from the gravel soils of the Blueline Estate
  • The three varieties were co-fermented in barrel with native yeast and gently hand-pressed
  • 100% pure free-run juice, aged for 24 months and bottled to your specifications

Wine Facts

  • Wine is unfiltered
  • 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

Anthony  Biagi

Winemaker, Hourglass

Winemaker, Anthony  Biagi

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.

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