Suddenly a monstrous figure explodes from the ground, spraying a fountain of bricks which seem to cheer as they shower down upon the street. It's the wendigo of good life choices and wonderful news!
The spangled and mellifluous beast pins you to your chair and roars in your face, overwhelming you with the smell of a childhood memory of the beach.
You lapse into a dream of falling into a kaleidoscope of flames and raspberry candies. Your taste buds grow into full-sized gorillas which begin to beat you while laughing like children who are happy to see you. Your stomach turns inside out in order to taste you, and your brain becomes that sort of dessert you like.
You are engulfed in a ticker tape parade of sweet floral notes which squeezes you into rosewater oblivion.
Meanwhile, on the empty roof, birds chirp and a gentle summer rain begins to fall. Below, the hum of the city continues unabated, sounding faintly of a welcoming rancor.
2012 Hoopes Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 750ml 2-Pack
Hoopes Family Wines are classic Cabernet Sauvignons that capture the pure relationship between grape-grower and winemaker with an old world-meets-new-world style profile. The philosophy is simple: minimize after-harvest manipulation of the grape so that you can enjoy the most important ingredient in its true form. This is true grower-made wine.
On the nose it presents with sweet and floral elements. It reminds me of raspberry violet candies, sweet cherries, and delicate rosewater. On the mouthfeel, the wine is lush and generous, with a hint of sweetness and a full, but supple, texture. Its finish is focused and lengthy with an acidity that creates an integrated finish
Spencer Hoopes loves wine and he also loves farming. What began as a passion for collecting wine and the land soon went beyond that. In 1983 Spencer planted his ten-acre vineyard in the Oakville AVA of Napa Valley. With the remarkable terroir, a little bit of luck and a lot of love, we quickly found a home for the grapes in some of the better wineries in Napa Valley.
Fifteen years later, he decided to take some of those grapes off the market and put them into bottles with our name on the label. Spencer Hoopes had always loved aromatic wines with balance and structure, and he wanted to make that kind of wine with the grapes from his own vineyard. And so he launched Hoopes Cabernet.
Hoopes wines are classic cabs that capture the pure relationship between grape-grower and winemaker with an old-world-meets-new-world style profile. The philosophy is simple: minimize after-harvest manipulation of the grape so that you can enjoy the most important ingredient in its true form. This is true grower-made wine.
When Spencer Hoopes encouraged his daughter Lindsay to take over full management of the winery, she accepted, with a few conditions. The two now work together, sharing that vision of great cabernet sauvignon from the Napa Valley. And the working relationship is warm. “It is a privilege and an honor to help continue a family business that has been part of my life for as long as I can remember,” says Lindsay Hoopes.
Hoopes has been well-known for their single vineyard expressions, and, in particular, their wines from the Oakville appellation. In an effort to make an affordable, everyday Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Lindsay started producing a Cabernet Sauvignon that is a blend of three different vineyards in multiple sub appellations in 2012. Without the limitations of working with a single vineyard, and some of our older vineyard sites, Hoopes Napa Valley can save on price without compromising on quality. Using a blend of wine from three vineyards under her management, this wine is affordable, and yet over delivers for the price. This wine is not available in all markets, and is being released for the first time this year. We look forward to sharing this new product to you!
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