Napa Valley - Howell Mountain - Hundred Acre Precious - Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Bouteille (75cl)
The 2008 Hundred Acre Precious is a Cabernet Sauvignon red wine produced by Hundred Acre in Napa Valley, California. This Precious cuvée combines a selection of lots from the estate's various vineyards, notably Kayli Morgan, Ark, and Few and Far Between. It thus expresses a transversal reading of the Hundred Acre style, under the Napa Valley appellation, with Howell Mountain at the heart of its identity.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- Etats-Unis
- Région
- Californie
- Appellation
- Napa Valley
- Producteur / Domaine
- Hundred Acre
- Cuvée
- Precious
- Millésime
- 2008
Hundred Acre
Hundred Acre is a Napa Valley producer founded by Jayson Woodbridge, dedicated primarily to single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons from three estate-owned vineyards: Morgan’s Way, Ark, and Few and Far Between. Jayson Woodbridge oversees the winemaking himself, carried out since 2005 in the underground Ring cellar built beneath Ark Vineyard. Precious is among the selection cuvées crafted from the wines of these vineyards.
- Owner
- Jayson Woodbridge et Helen Mawson Woodbridge
- Maître de chais
- Jayson Woodbridge
- Surface (ha)
- 11.13 ha
Histoire du domaine
A former investment banker, Jayson Woodbridge began visiting vineyards in Canada, Switzerland, and France as early as 1989, before settling in the Napa Valley in the late 1990s. The development of Ark Vineyard began following its acquisition in 1999. In August 2000, he purchased Kayli Morgan Vineyard, now renamed Morgan’s Way; Philippe Melka vinified the first Hundred Acre, the 2000 Kayli Morgan Cabernet Sauvignon, at Rombauer's facilities, before production moved to Quintessa in 2001. Woodbridge took over direct winemaking responsibilities in 2002, with Melka remaining as a consultant until 2013. The first wine from Ark Vineyard was produced in 2005, the year from which the wines have been crafted in the underground Ring cellar located beneath the vineyard. In 2008, Woodbridge acquired a 46.5-hectare property in Calistoga featuring Pickett Road Vineyard, renamed Few and Far Between; the first cuvée bearing this name came from the 2008 vintage. The initial investors and partners have since been bought out, and Jayson Woodbridge along with his wife Helen Mawson Woodbridge have become the sole owners of Hundred Acre.
Precious
Precious is a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon resulting from the separation of a particularly pure component normally blended into other Hundred Acre wines. This confidential selection is not produced every year and favors a concentrated, structured, and deep expression of the estate's style.
- Cuvée creation year
- 2005
- Style of the cuvée
- A powerful and concentrated Cabernet Sauvignon, generally more structured and marked by a savory register than the estate's single-vineyard cuvées, while retaining richness, depth, and complexity.
- Position within the range
- A confidential and prestigious selection, produced sporadically in quantities lower than the main single-vineyard cuvées.
Histoire de la cuvée
Jayson Woodbridge presents Precious as the isolation of a component found in Hundred Acre wines, kept separate to capture a particularly pure expression of it. The first documented bottling is the 2005 vintage. The cuvée remains extremely rare and is crafted only in certain vintages.
