Wine Honoring the Late Brother Timothy to Benefit Students
- By CWF Sources
- Published 11/30/2006
- News
NAPA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Lasallian Education Fund (LEF), the West Coast Educational Foundation of the De La Salle Christian Brothers, has announced the official release of the first Brother Timothy Mont La Salle Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, created to honor a grand icon of California’s wine industry. This wine was made from a tiny, single vineyard – entirely from Mont La Salle Vineyard estate grapes grown at the site of the original Christian Brothers winery where Brother Timothy worked as cellar master for more than 50 years.
The 2004 Brother Timothy Mont La Salle Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon was released on November 29, 2006, in honor of the late Brother’s birthday. Brother Timothy died on November 30, 2004, just one day after his 94th birthday.
Editor’s note: A nice picture of Brother Timothy and our comments on his passing are at: http://www.californiawineandfood.com/news/editorials.htm.
The wine retails for $94 per 750-mL ($194 per 1.5 liter), and approximately 294 cases were made, including a number of large-format bottles. All proceeds benefit the Lasallian Education Fund, the fundraising arm of Lasallian schools located in the District of San Francisco, which exists to serve low-income families who do not have access to a quality education.
Elevating the collector pedigree of Brother Timothy bottlings, the 2004 vintage is not only made from the two-acre Mont La Salle Vineyard surrounding the estate where Brother Timothy served as winemaker for more than half a century. It is also the first Brother Timothy wine crafted by Dave Guffy, winemaker for The Hess Collection Winery.
“Growing wine on the same land that Brother Timothy cultivated links The Hess Collection Winery in a unique way to this project,” said Tom Selfridge, president of The Hess Collection Winery. “We are pleased to be part of a tradition that cares in a special way about the Mont La Salle Vineyard and the communities it enhances.”
The 2004 Brother Timothy Mont La Salle Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Malbec and 5% Petit Verdot, and was aged 22 months in 100% French oak barrels (approximately 50% new oak).
The Hess Collection says the wine “possesses aromas of sweet cassis, red licorice, cedar and herb with a hint of smoke. It is full-bodied with a sweet entry of blackberry and cassis, yet a soft finish with velvety tannins, which allows for good near-term drinking.”
The wine is donated by Hess Collection and all proceeds from wine sales help the LEF provide educational opportunities for disadvantaged young people at the 12 Lasallian schools in the western United States. Currently, some 10,000 students in four western states are benefiting from education in the tradition of the De La Salle Christian Brothers. By maintaining their established schools, and by continuing to found new schools in impoverished neighborhoods, the Christian Brothers and their colleagues are helping youths to achieve a better future. This was Brother Timothy’s true passion and dream.
For more information about this limited edition wine please visit http://lasallianeducation.org/honoring_late_brother_timothy.html.
The 2004 Brother Timothy Mont La Salle Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon was released on November 29, 2006, in honor of the late Brother’s birthday. Brother Timothy died on November 30, 2004, just one day after his 94th birthday.
Editor’s note: A nice picture of Brother Timothy and our comments on his passing are at: http://www.californiawineandfood.com/news/editorials.htm.
The wine retails for $94 per 750-mL ($194 per 1.5 liter), and approximately 294 cases were made, including a number of large-format bottles. All proceeds benefit the Lasallian Education Fund, the fundraising arm of Lasallian schools located in the District of San Francisco, which exists to serve low-income families who do not have access to a quality education.
Elevating the collector pedigree of Brother Timothy bottlings, the 2004 vintage is not only made from the two-acre Mont La Salle Vineyard surrounding the estate where Brother Timothy served as winemaker for more than half a century. It is also the first Brother Timothy wine crafted by Dave Guffy, winemaker for The Hess Collection Winery.
“Growing wine on the same land that Brother Timothy cultivated links The Hess Collection Winery in a unique way to this project,” said Tom Selfridge, president of The Hess Collection Winery. “We are pleased to be part of a tradition that cares in a special way about the Mont La Salle Vineyard and the communities it enhances.”
The 2004 Brother Timothy Mont La Salle Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Malbec and 5% Petit Verdot, and was aged 22 months in 100% French oak barrels (approximately 50% new oak).
The Hess Collection says the wine “possesses aromas of sweet cassis, red licorice, cedar and herb with a hint of smoke. It is full-bodied with a sweet entry of blackberry and cassis, yet a soft finish with velvety tannins, which allows for good near-term drinking.”
The wine is donated by Hess Collection and all proceeds from wine sales help the LEF provide educational opportunities for disadvantaged young people at the 12 Lasallian schools in the western United States. Currently, some 10,000 students in four western states are benefiting from education in the tradition of the De La Salle Christian Brothers. By maintaining their established schools, and by continuing to found new schools in impoverished neighborhoods, the Christian Brothers and their colleagues are helping youths to achieve a better future. This was Brother Timothy’s true passion and dream.
For more information about this limited edition wine please visit http://lasallianeducation.org/honoring_late_brother_timothy.html.