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This Brand Site Coming Soon!The Hahn SLH Estate Story What makes up the soul of a wine? Or a specific vineyard site? Or a wine region? It’s more than terroir—technically, the soil and climate; it’s that plus the sum total of the perseverance, dedication, commitment and simple trial and error of the people who came together at a specific place and time, with a vision to plant the vineyard and create the wine. Nicolaus (“Nicky”) and Gaby Hahn found their first vineyards in the late ’70s in Monterey County. In 1988, sensing the potential of the region, Nicky Hahn advocated a new wine appellation, and his pioneering effort ultimately led to the creation of one of the most exciting and highly lauded U.S. wine appellations today: the Santa Lucia Highlands (SLH). Hahn Estates now owns 650 SLH vineyard acres that range in elevation from 200 to 1,200 feet. The Hahn SLH wines, which epitomize the appellation as well as the passion and commitment of the Hahn Family, are created from the fruit of these meticulously planted hillside vineyards. These wines are produced completely in the Santa Lucia Highlands—from the ground to the barrel to the bottle—at Hahn Estates Winery. “The Hahn SLH wines encompass what I believe is the ‘soul’ of not only the soil and climate, but also of the Hahn team,” according to Winemaker Paul Clifton. “The Hahns have surrounded themselves with people all passionate towards one goal: producing a world-class line of SLH wines. Blended in to each of these wines is this team’s signature of passion … buried underneath the layers of aromas and flavors, is a subliminal sense of the many souls involved in growing and making these wines.” |
