2007 Hagafen Brut Cuvée Sparkling Wine
Our 2007 Brut Cuvée is a wine of tremendous complexity and length made from two esteemed mid-Valley vineyards...
It's back... at less than 500 cases!
Several different methods can be employed to produce those bubbles we love to drink. Ernie Weir, owner and winemaker at Hagafen Cellars, employed the traditional method, known as méthode champenoise, to make our sparkling wine. This style of winemaking was discovered by Dom Pérignon, a cellarer in a Benedictine abbey in France who around the 18th century stumbled upon a bottle of wine that had inadvertently undergone secondary fermentation in the bottle and survived the result pressure build up. The region of France where this historic moment occurred is known as the Champagne region and imparts that name to sparkling wine produced there to this day.
“Brut” designates a sparkling wine that is very dry with a residual sugar level in the final blend between 0.5 and 1.5%. “Cuvée” means a vat or tub where a blend is prepared; this is the traditional French method of making a sparkling wine.
Our 2007 Brut Cuvée is a wine of tremendous complexity and length made from two esteemed mid-Valley vineyards: 78% Pinot Noir from California Soleil and 22% Chardonnay from Hall Vineyard. It presents aromas of citrus, red fruits and white chocolate with hints of melon, tea, and toast. On the palate is an even more complex combination of flavors, including tropical fruits, citrus, red berries, chocolate, tea, and bread. The finish is long and satisfying, a classic example of excellent New World Sparkling Wine.
88 Points -- World Wine Championships
Wine Specs
| Vintage | 2007 |
| Appellation | Napa Valley |
| Harvest Date | 8/28 and 9/6/07 |
| Sugar | 20.8° and 24.4° Brix at harvest |
| Acid | 7.96 g/L |
| PH | 3.21 |
| Alcohol % | 12% |
Wine Profile
Winemaker Notes
78% Pinot Noir, 22% Chardonnay
Production
480 cases produced
