On a soft southeast facing slope, with a light silt and clay soil sitting on deeply fractured columnar rocks. Hopewell Hills, like its next door neighbor “Gathered Stones”, is all about bubbles and crystals. Smaller and finer bubbles and crystals produce a wine that is somewhat softer than “Gathered Stones". With fruit driven energy that illuminates in waves coursing through the wine. The same fruit profile as Gathered Stones but with slightly more placid energy. Polished and layered, with vibrant black raspberry, savory bay leaf and crushed rock accents that build toward refined tannins. Explore the soil layers →