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HIDDEN RIDGE VINEYARD

Located on one of the steepest vineyard sites in all of California, Hidden Ridge Vineyard stands alone. Elevations range from 900 to 1,700 feet and as steep as 55% slope.

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Spectacular and Extreme

“It should be no surprise that truly distinctive wine comes from this ground, and it is true, year after year, to its origin.” Winemaker Timothy Milos

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Determination, Dedication and Daring

Entrepreneurs, Oklahoma natives, and husband and wife team, Casidy Ward and Lynn Hofacket purchased an abandoned private hunting club on a remote, Mayacamas mountain property in 1990. Over the course of six years, working alone for the most part, they transformed the untamed wilderness area into the magnificently terraced vineyard that is today Hidden Ridge.

The ultimate “sweat equity project” and a truly amazing accomplishment considering the extreme mountain terrain.

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Hidden Ridge – The Essentials

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Handcrafted by well recognized veteran winemaker, Timothy Milos

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High mountain style cabernet sauvignon from extreme

single vineyard estate

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Ideal mountain cabernet location on the “west side” of Spring Mountain

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Closest neighbors; Pride Mountain and Paloma Vineyards.

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Rich, concentrated, small berry mountain fruit

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Exclusive, family-owned, ultra premium, limited production winery

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Hidden Ridge 55% Slope Cabernet Sauvignon

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N OTES Dark and brooding, with aromas of huckleberry, red cassis and black tea, laced with hibiscus flower and brown sugar.

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The palate offers layers of dense cocoa, sweet spice, ripe black fruit, with touches of violet.

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The finish completes with hibiscus, sweet huckleberry, smoky tea, and cocoa tannins.

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Hidden Ridge Impassable Mountain Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Winemaker Timothy Milos selects the very best barrels of each vintage to craft Impassable Mountain Reserve.

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N OTES A dark concentrated wine, focused aromas of ollalieberry, violets and rose are followed by caramelized sugar, red cassis and black tea.

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Layered and dense, the palate seduces with sweet spice, black fruit, cocoa and fine grained tannin.

Flavors of fruit, spice and mocha carry through the finish.

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Elegant New Reserve Package with 2012 vintage release.

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Impassable Mountain Reserve New Package 2012 Vintage

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Hidden Ridge Vineyard Overview

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Located in the Mayacamas Range between Napa & Sonoma Counties.

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So remote the area was referred to as the “Impassable Mountain” on 19 th century surveyor maps.

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Terrain offers an abundance of micro-climates.

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54 acres of Cabernet clones 337, 4, 7, 169 and one acre of Petit Verdot; divided into 21 blocks.

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Uplifted & faulted over time. The vineyard has round river rocks found on the tops of ridges.

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Vineyard soils are Sonoma volcanic shale (volcanic basalt) and sandy clay loam.

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Planted with inside & outside rows of 5% grade terraces that follow the natural shape of the mountain for optimum sun orientation.

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VSP trellis system, modified to allow late afternoon shade.

28 Degree (55%) Slopes 900’ to 1,700’ Elevations

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Hands On

Because of hillside ordinances this vineyard could not be developed today.

It is truly the last of its kind

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Hofacket and Ward are dedicated to keeping production small and exclusively estate grown to secure for a long time to come the future of their unique and exceptional vineyard.

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A Winemaker’s Delight

“In 1999, I was introduced to a vineyard that quite literally shifted the paradigm for me. A vineyard so steep, so well developed, so interesting in its planning scheme and with so much vision behind it that I could not help but be blown away …It’s really that amazing.” Marco DiGiulio, former consulting winemaker “…the challenge and the opportunity of this unique property is a winemaker's delight .” Winemaker, Tim Milos

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A T RUE “H IDDEN G EM ”

Tim Milos, Winemaker

Winemaking

Winemaker Timothy Milos brings an enormous respect for the vineyard’s distinct characteristics to the winemaking process.

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Winemaker, Timothy Milos, is a veteran winemaker acclaimed as an extreme mountain wine specialist. He has partnered with renowned consulting winemaker Marco DiGiulio for many years.

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Other projects include Haber Family Vineyards, Howell at the Moon Winery, Liquid Sky Vineyards, Loomis Family Vineyards, and Rubissow Wines.

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Minimalist neoclassical winemaking

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Meticulous sorting and gentle fruit handling

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Native fermentations

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Long macerations

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2 years in 80% new French Oak

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Bottled unfined and unfiltered

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A History of Excellence 2009 CABERNET SAUVIGNON 55% SLOPE ROBERT M. PARKER, JR. Wine Advocate

12/2013

94+ POINTS

“T HIS S TUNNING 2009 IS ONE OF THE F INEST S ONOMA C OUNTY E VER P C ABERNET RODUCED .” S AUVIGNONS RP “This is a rare, extreme mountain cabernet for $45 that compares favorably with Peter Michael, Lancaster, Chateau St. Jean Cinq Cepages, and Silver Oak. Truly a

Best Value for artisan-made, mountain Cabernet

.” David Biggar, Vintage Point

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A History of Excellence C

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RESS 55% SLOPE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 93 P OINTS 94+ P OINTS

2009 J. Laube, Wine Spectator,4/14 2009 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 12/13

91 P OINTS 92 P OINTS 92 P OINTS 92 P OINTS

“Cellar Selection” 2009 Wine Enthusiast 4/14 2008 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 12/13 2008 J. Laube, Wine Spectator, 7/13 2007 S. Tanzer, International Wine Cellar, 5-6/13

94 P OINTS 91 P OINTS

2007 Wine Enthusiast, 3/12 2006 W INEREVIEWONLINE .

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95 P OINTS “20 TO W

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92 P OINTS 92 P OINTS

2004 W 2003,W INE INE S S PECTATOR PECTATOR 10/07 7/07 11/07 14

IMPASSABLE MOUNTAIN RESERVE 96 P OINTS 96 P OINTS 95 P OINTS

2009 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 12/13 2008 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate 12/13

“Cellar Selection”

2007 Wine Enthusiast 12/12

N AMED IN THE 2012 T EN H OTTEST B RANDS

BY Wine Business Monthly

Google Earth

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For a unique virtual tour visit Hidden Ridge Vineyard @ Google Earth 38 29'50.95"N, 122 34'09.40"W

Hidden Ridge Summary

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Spring Mountain Cabernet from Extreme Terrain, Mountain Vineyard Site

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Timothy Milos and Marco DiGiulio Winemakers; both praised as mountain wine specialists

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Exclusive, Small Allocation, Family Owned and Family Farmed

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Rich, Lush, Concentrated, Small Berry Mountain Fruit

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Consistent, Excellent Press from Top Wine Critics

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