Hoopes- Oakville Napa California
Hoopes is a family owned winery dedicated to producing premium limited production wines.
Our goal is to capture the true expression of the Oakville terroir in which our grapes are grown
PHILOSOPHY IS SIMPLE: WE MINIMIZE AFTER-HARVEST MANIPULATION OF THE GRAPE SO THAT YOU CAN ENJOY THE MOST IMPORTANT INGREDIENTS – THE GRAPE, AND THE TERROIR — IN THEIR TRUEST FORM. THE RESULT IS OUR WINE: ELEGANT AND FEMININE, YET BOLD. THE RESULT IS NOTABLY DISTINGUISHABLE FROM THE REGION’S MANY OTHER GREAT WINES DUE TO THE UNIQUE SITE
Hoopes Oakville Napa Valley Cabernet $104.00
95 Decoanter
Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon
True elegance. Intense floral aromas with a lovely purity of cassis fruit. It is lean, sleek and lifted with great poise. There is impeccable balance here with no element in Excess. Drink: 2017-2030
Hoopla Napa Valley Chardonnay $36.00
91 Decanter
Chardonnay, Napa
A mild harvest allowed us to pick the vineyard in two sections over a two week period naturally balancing refreshing citrus and apple notes of the earlier pick with more ripe pineapple and tropical fruits of the second. The flavor profile is bright, and crisp – like unoaked Chardonnays – while the mouthfeel is creamy and round – like other oaked counterparts. The proof is in the glass, a just right combination of heady fruit aromas, balanced, refreshing flavors and luscious finish.
92 JS - $106
Yountville Napa Cabernet
Lovely deep purple hue in the glass. Pretty lifted aromas of strawberry and currants are balanced nicely with ripe characters of cassis jelly candies, honeyed figs and coffee confection. Expansive in the mouth, with richly layered tannins and luscious sweet oak, the finish at once recalls...