HUNDRED ACRE: worth the HYPE?

In this video, we’re tasting three videos from perhaps Napa Valley’s hottest producer – Hundred Acre Winery. Created by one of Napa’s most controversial and fiercely independent winemakers, Jason Woodbridge, Hundred Acre wines made their debut in 2000. Since then, no other winery or winemaker have received more perfect 100-point scores from major wine critics that Hundred Acre and Jason Woodbridge. Hundred Acre Winery produces cabernet sauvignon wines from three vineyards in Napa – Kayli Morgan (now known as Morgan’s Way), Ark, and Far and Few Between. Except for the Far and Few Between vineyard that contains 10% plantings of Cabernet Franc, all the vineyards grow 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Seeking to “make magic” Jason Woodbridge spares no expense in his winemaking. From the vineyard practices (one grape cluster per shoot, shade cloth, misting systems) to harvesting (by hand over multiple days, single layers, refrigerated), to fermentation (in 500L French Oak Puncheons) and barrel aging (24-30 months in 100% new oak), Hundred Acre is famously striving for perfection where no detail is too small. We are tasting the 2012 Hundred Acre Kayli Morgan, the 2013 Hundred Acre Wraith, and the 2014 Hundred Acre Ark. In addition, B and Stacey added a fourth wine to the line-up to do a blind tasting. Will Pops be able to identify the “imposter”? So is Hundred Acre the hottest winery in Napa Valley? Watch our episode of Our Pour Decisions and see if B and Pops, along with sommelier Stacey, are buying into the hype.


Timeline:
0:00 Introduction
1:15 A Closer Look at the Bottles
2:36 Mystery Bottle Reveal
3:45 2014 Ark Tasting
5:40 2021 Layer Cake Tasting
6:51 2012 Kayli Morgan Tasting
8:52 2013 Wraith Tasting
9:59 Is Hundred Acre the Hottest Winery in Napa?
10:18 Blind Tasting Reveal
11:39 Conclusions

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