HEXAMETER is the meter that OVID used in his GREATEST POEM: Metamorphoses. This form of verse is uniquely suited to the telling of long & INSPIRING tales that stand the test of time. We aim to recreate these qualities in the HEXAMETER wine, featuring our Pritchard Hill estate’s MOST PROFOUND and COMPELLING Cabernet Franc as its core. We only make HEXAMETER in some years –
when the vines and STARS ALIGN.
2013 was a year of REMARKABLE ALIGNMENT – with an early and dry budbreak and set, and a warm, seamless growing season. The 2013 harvest was IMPECCABLE too -- yielding expressive & utterly ripe fruit from each grape varietal in our vineyard.
This RARE and beautiful alignment is readily apparent in the opulent and expressive 2013 HEXAMETER wine. It features nearly 65% of the captivating Cabernet Franc of this vintage INTERWOVEN with lush Cabernet Sauvignon and silken Merlot. Notes of vibrant pomegranate, forest floor, BLACKBERRIES & blueberries combine with touches of violet, SAGE and mocha to create this SUMPTUOUS wine with exceptional balance.
Their exercise with a Cabernet Franc-dominated wine, the 2013 Hexameter (a 500-case blend of 64% Cabernet Franc, 22% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Merlot) is pushing perfection. Its beautiful notes of acacia flowers, forest floor, blackberries and blueberries interwoven with touches of barrique, licorice and spice are followed by an even more intense and complex palate with silky, ripe tannins, opulent, full-bodied texture, and beautiful purity. A “wow” wine in so many different aspects, this multi-dimensional classic should age beautifully for 20 or more years.
99 Robert Parker
when the vines and STARS ALIGN.
2013 was a year of REMARKABLE ALIGNMENT – with an early and dry budbreak and set, and a warm, seamless growing season. The 2013 harvest was IMPECCABLE too -- yielding expressive & utterly ripe fruit from each grape varietal in our vineyard.
This RARE and beautiful alignment is readily apparent in the opulent and expressive 2013 HEXAMETER wine. It features nearly 65% of the captivating Cabernet Franc of this vintage INTERWOVEN with lush Cabernet Sauvignon and silken Merlot. Notes of vibrant pomegranate, forest floor, BLACKBERRIES & blueberries combine with touches of violet, SAGE and mocha to create this SUMPTUOUS wine with exceptional balance.
Their exercise with a Cabernet Franc-dominated wine, the 2013 Hexameter (a 500-case blend of 64% Cabernet Franc, 22% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Merlot) is pushing perfection. Its beautiful notes of acacia flowers, forest floor, blackberries and blueberries interwoven with touches of barrique, licorice and spice are followed by an even more intense and complex palate with silky, ripe tannins, opulent, full-bodied texture, and beautiful purity. A “wow” wine in so many different aspects, this multi-dimensional classic should age beautifully for 20 or more years.
99 Robert Parker