Influence
From Vine to Wine
A Wine That Evolves: The Vigneron’s Influence
The intention behind Hugo’s measured influence is to harness variations in expression. There is a balance of restraint for decisions made in the vines and the cellar, a mediation between guidance and release, to reveal the potential of this place and time.
The Vines
No two vines are the same. Within a single row, variation emerges—subtle shifts in sunlight exposure, airflow, soil moisture, and temperature. Rather than treating a vineyard as a uniform whole, we take a more focused approach. Rows of vines across the valley have been identified for their potential and each vine is pruned and guided by hand.
Earlier picks bring brightness and tension; later picks contribute depth and texture. This presence of variation between components allows Hugo to achieve balance naturally, without the need for chemical additions to the wine in the cellar.
A Spectrum of Sunlight
Each berry ripens alone across pockets of variation.
Precision Viticulture
The vine is pruned and guided by hand, revealing its own identity.
Differential Harvesting
Clusters are hand-selected to express this variation, these shifts of acidity and flavour, into individual components.
The following are actions of influence in the cellar, adapted to develop and preserve these layers of expression.
- Temperature Controlled Fermentation & Maceration
- Gravity Flow
- Fractional Basket Pressing
- Extended Maturation on the lees in seasoned oak
- Bottled by Hand, Unfined & Unfiltered.
From vine to wine, I have guided these individualities into integrated expression. I invite you to also own your experience. From my hands to yours, it’s entelechy enclosed, this bottle’s expressions await their culmination in the glass.