Hall 2012 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Kathryn Walt Hall is the proprietor of Hall Wines and has been involved in the California wine industry since her family first purchased a vineyard thirty years ago. She has had a distinguished career as a successful businesswoman, community activist, and most recently as the United States Ambassador to Austria. Kathryn Hall and her family have been grape growers in Mendocino County since 1972. The Walt family owns 63 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon, Gamay, Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc in the Redwood Valley and has sold their grapes to such wineries as Fetzer, Parducci and Beringer. Kathryn managed the family vineyard from 1982 to 1992. During this time she produced Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon under the label Walt Vineyards. Continuing her family tradition, she maintains a strong emotional attachment to vineyards, wine and the wine country.
Craig Hall is chairman and founder of Dallas-based Hall Financial Group and along with his wife Kathryn, created a premier vineyard and winery company in the Napa Valley area. A life-long entrepreneur and investor, in addition to the vineyard and winery business, his professional interests today include real estate, venture capital, technology and hotels in the U.S. and Europe.
Hall’s Napa 2012 Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is 97% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc, aged for 20 months in French oak (55% new), is a deep red color with aromas of dark dried fruit with hints of floral and spices. An ideal growing season in 2012, the palate shows dense dark berry fruit tastes with a touch of cinnamon spice, espresso beans and a bit of cacao. Well integrated with fine structured tannins, the wine is complex yet enjoyable and will age well for a number of years. The finish had good length and ended with a touch of oak.
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