Hundred Acre - "Few and Far Beyond" - Cabernet Sauvignon
WINE : Red Wine
VARIETAL : Cabernet Sauvignon
PRODUCER : Hundred Acre
COUNTRY : United States
REGION : Napa Valley
SUB REGION : Calistoga
CLASSIFICATION : Napa Cult & Icon
SIZE : 750 ML
RATING : WA 100 , Vivino 4.7
Probably my favorite in the entire lineup, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Few and Far Between comes from a tiny site just outside of Calistoga formerly known as the Pickett Road Vineyard. Like the 2015, the 2016 includes a touch of Cabernet Franc and spent the usual 32 months in 100% new French oak. This full-bodied, majestic Napa Valley Cabernet reveals a dense purple hue, awesome crème de cassis and kirsch fruit, amazing complexity in its spicy, sandalwood, and floral aromatics, and a massive yet elegant, lengthy personality. The texture is through the roof, it’s as seamless and polished as they come, perfectly balanced, and while I’d happily drink bottles today, my money is on this evolving for 3-4 decades.
Jeb Dunnuck
- WINE ADVOCATE 100 pt
WINE : Red Wine
VARIETAL : Cabernet Sauvignon
PRODUCER : Hundred Acre
COUNTRY : United States
REGION : Napa Valley
SUB REGION : Calistoga
CLASSIFICATION : Napa Cult & Icon
SIZE : 750 ML
RATING : WA 100 , Vivino 4.7
Probably my favorite in the entire lineup, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Few and Far Between comes from a tiny site just outside of Calistoga formerly known as the Pickett Road Vineyard. Like the 2015, the 2016 includes a touch of Cabernet Franc and spent the usual 32 months in 100% new French oak. This full-bodied, majestic Napa Valley Cabernet reveals a dense purple hue, awesome crème de cassis and kirsch fruit, amazing complexity in its spicy, sandalwood, and floral aromatics, and a massive yet elegant, lengthy personality. The texture is through the roof, it’s as seamless and polished as they come, perfectly balanced, and while I’d happily drink bottles today, my money is on this evolving for 3-4 decades.
Jeb Dunnuck
- WINE ADVOCATE 100 pt
WINE : Red Wine
VARIETAL : Cabernet Sauvignon
PRODUCER : Hundred Acre
COUNTRY : United States
REGION : Napa Valley
SUB REGION : Calistoga
CLASSIFICATION : Napa Cult & Icon
SIZE : 750 ML
RATING : WA 100 , Vivino 4.7
Probably my favorite in the entire lineup, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Few and Far Between comes from a tiny site just outside of Calistoga formerly known as the Pickett Road Vineyard. Like the 2015, the 2016 includes a touch of Cabernet Franc and spent the usual 32 months in 100% new French oak. This full-bodied, majestic Napa Valley Cabernet reveals a dense purple hue, awesome crème de cassis and kirsch fruit, amazing complexity in its spicy, sandalwood, and floral aromatics, and a massive yet elegant, lengthy personality. The texture is through the roof, it’s as seamless and polished as they come, perfectly balanced, and while I’d happily drink bottles today, my money is on this evolving for 3-4 decades.
Jeb Dunnuck
- WINE ADVOCATE 100 pt
DESCRIPTION / TASTING NOTE
All Hundred Acre wines are made by a very exacting standard in the vineyard. Pruning to one cluster [per shoot], harvesting in multiple passes [ve or more], sorting the fruit berry by berry, fermenting in small, French oak fermenters, and long aging in the finest barriques. The secret to Hundred Acre is no compromise and no detail overlooked, ever. Few and Far Between vineyard, Hundred Acre's smallest production and smallest vineyard, is truly a staggeringly beautiful place in the world—many have said it's magical.
ABOUT PRODUCER
“Good” isn’t a word Jayson Woodbridge, owner, vintner and visionary of Hundred Acre would use when it comes to his wines. His motto is clear and concise, “stand amongst the very best or not at all”; he’s spared no expense assembling one of Napa Valley’s most exciting wines. And these are brilliant wines indeed! Offering not only classic Napa Valley power and richness, but remarkable purity of fruit and elegance. With incredible weightless texture and flawless balance as well as the structure to evolve for decades. Awarded 22 100-points score over the past 20 years by The Wine Advocate and a waiting list of 5 years, these are cult wines on par with the likes of Harlan and Screaming Eagle, so they don’t come cheap but are superb!