Hughes Wellman 06 Brings the Elegance of Napa to your Table

Those of you who have been following CHW for a while know all about the Hughes-Wellman project. For the uninitiated, please allow me a moment to explain this project’s provenance. It all started back in 2005 when our good friend Sam Spencer approached my dad and me with a proposal to make Cabernet Sauvignon for us out of the La Herradura vineyard he farmed in Napa Valley (and also sourced from for his Spencer-Roloson label). While making wine really wasn’t my model, my dad and his friend Sandy Wellman jumped at a chance to start their own label. An agreement was struck, Steve and Sandy would finance the project and Colin (Sandy’s son) and I would help sell the wine. We launched the inaugural 2005 vintage in fall 2008 and are now proud to offer the 2006 Hughes Wellman Cabernet Sauvignon.

As you may know, Sam Spencer has gone on to become our full-time winemaker here at CHW. One of the reasons we had to have Sam as part of our team is because of the care that he has taken with this special wine. One of the most oft repeated lines in the wine business is "if you liked the xxxx you’ll love the yyyy". Well, the adage holds true here, as I think the 2006 is a qualitative improvement over the 2005, which I think is a great bottle of wine.