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2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate

Wine Details
Producer

Hourglass

Place of Origin

United States

St. Helena

Napa

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon

Vintages
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What a difference a year makes. Proprietor Jeff Smith felt he needed an onsite, full-time winemaker, so he recruited Tony Biagi, who had been at Plumpjack. Together Smith and Biagi embarked on a project to move the Hourglass wines a little closer to center than they had been under the direction of Bob Foley. Today the vines are stressed much less than in the past, the fruit is picked earlier and the wines have more energy. I first tasted the 2012 this past April, when it was clear the wines were going to be gorgeous. My October tastings confirmed that, as did my first look at the 2013s, wines that are full of promise. While I have always found the wines Bob Foley made at Hourglass to be too ripe and heavy, there is no denying the best wines have aged beautifully, as recent bottles of the 1998 and 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate amply proved. Readers who want to learn more about recent developments at Hourglass might want to check out my recent video interview with Jeff Smith and Tony Biagi.