Signorello Napa Valley Estate Vineyard & Winery
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| Meeting the cousins at Signorello Estate overlooking vineyards and valley floor. |
Driving north from the town of Napa, pass the magnificent Darioush winery to Signorello on the right tucked up against the hill. The winery sits at the top of a long drive above the vineyards. There is a public tasting bar and a tasting room in the rear, but the highlight of the property is outside.
Behind the winery building is a large patio deck adorned by several
fountains but the highlight feature is an infinity pool overlooking the
vineyard in the foreground and the valley in the background. The
poolside patio with scenic valley views provided a spectacular setting
for a gala formal tasting, or as we did, a picnic lunch to accompany a
tasting of the Signorello Estate wines.
The Signorello staff was very gracious and hospitable and were most accommodating with our group. Rather than BYOB, we brought our own picnic and feasted on their fine wines as an accompaniement.
The Signorello staff was very gracious and hospitable and were most accommodating with our group. Rather than BYOB, we brought our own picnic and feasted on their fine wines as an accompaniement.
The wines:
Signorello Hope's Cuvee Napa Valley Estate Chardonnay 2010
I am predominantly a red wine drinker and while I enjoy an occasional glass of white, most often with appropriate food, I don't normally get excited about a white wine. This chardonnay was the exception, memorable and special.
This Hopes Cuvée Chardonnay was full bodied but nicely balanced and polished for very pleasant drinking. It is bursting with flavorful fruit with layers of peach and poached pear giving way to hints of honey, almond, nutmeg, vanilla and creamy soft spicy oak. There is very pleasant full mouth-feel with rich texture on the palate with a long lingering finish of sweet mellow oak.
RM 93 points.
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=1401845
Signorello Napa Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
Fruit for this wine is from the Signorello estate vineyard that was planted in 1990 on the Napa Valley hillsides east of the Silverado Trail. A
variety of exposures increase the wines complexity. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot are exposed to the Western slopes, while Cabernet Franc and a second Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard face Eastern slopes.
Medium to full bodied, this opens with layers of tobacco, leather, mocha, and licorice, giving way to moderate fl avors of cherry and blackberry with a lengthy firm tannic finish.
RM 90 points.
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=1470740
Signorello Padrone Napa Valley Estate Proprietary Red Wine (Cabernet Sauvignon) 2010
Padrone is Signorello's flagship wine, produced in honor of Ray Signorello Sr., the patriarch of the family and founder of the estate. Grapes for this complex proprietary red wine are sourced from
two extremely rocky parts of the estate vineyard with minimal yields of only 1.3 tons per acre.
Dark garnet colored, full bodied, glycerins coat the glass, complex full flavors of black berry and black cherry fruits with a tones of black raspberry, hints of anise and mocha give way to a tone of vanilla on a lingering tannin finish.
RM 92 points.
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=1522229
More of Signorello:
Signorello Hope's Cuvee Napa Valley Estate Chardonnay 2010
This Hopes Cuvée Chardonnay was full bodied but nicely balanced and polished for very pleasant drinking. It is bursting with flavorful fruit with layers of peach and poached pear giving way to hints of honey, almond, nutmeg, vanilla and creamy soft spicy oak. There is very pleasant full mouth-feel with rich texture on the palate with a long lingering finish of sweet mellow oak.
RM 93 points.
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=1401845
Signorello Napa Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
Medium to full bodied, this opens with layers of tobacco, leather, mocha, and licorice, giving way to moderate fl avors of cherry and blackberry with a lengthy firm tannic finish.
RM 90 points.
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=1470740
Signorello Padrone Napa Valley Estate Proprietary Red Wine (Cabernet Sauvignon) 2010
Dark garnet colored, full bodied, glycerins coat the glass, complex full flavors of black berry and black cherry fruits with a tones of black raspberry, hints of anise and mocha give way to a tone of vanilla on a lingering tannin finish.
RM 92 points.
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=1522229
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