Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To-Kalon Vineyard 2002

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Winery:

Paul Hobbs

Varietal:

Cabernet Sauvignon

Region:

USA > California > Napa County > Oakville

Type:

Red Wine

Color:

Drink Dates:

2011 - 2023

UPC:

 

User Tags:  young, color descriptors, spicy, balance, perfect, vineyards, purple, resinous, intense, dried 

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What to Expect

Cabenet Sauvignon: Originally of French origins, this versatile grape produces exceptional wines around the globe. It's usually medium to full bodied with a fine structure that supports black and red fruit flavors with typical notes of olive, chili and herbs that add complexity.

Winemakers Notes

Winemaker's Notes
Inky purple-black in color, this brooding beauty offers an extraordinary nose of blueberry, cedar, licorice and spice. On the palate, black cherry and crème de cassis wrap themselves around a massive, graphite core. Structure and power are complemented by notes of underbrush and smoke which add complexity and intrigue. Opulent, well-integrated tannins balance this bold expression of To Kalon fruit. Alcohol 14.8%

Vineyard
Owner/Manager Andy Beckstoffer
Vineyard Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard
Appellation Oakville, read more...Napa Valley
Clones 4 & 337
Site Well-drained, lightly colored gravelly soils with high mineral, low organic content situated on the Oakville bench.
Yield 1.7 - 3.2 tons/acre

Harvest
Harvest Dates September 24 - 25, 2002
Harvest Brix 28.0° - 28.1°
Growing Season Cool temperatures and rain in spring led to a lighter than normal crop set of very small berries. The vines struggled and shoots never reached their full height, contributing to intensity of flavor in the fruit. Consistently splendid weather throughout a warm summer, combined with attention to the vines, resulted in wines showing immense concentration, finegrained tannins and exceptional structure.

Winemaking

* Hand harvested grapes
* Fermented in closed-top stainless steel fermentors with indigenous yeasts; 2 months to completion
* 5-day cold soak, 29 days on skins
* Spontaneous malolactic fermentation in barrels; 5 months to completion
* Aged 20 months in Taransaud, Seguin Moreau, Demptos,Radoux, and Bossuet French oak barrels; 100% new
* Unblended, Unfined and unfiltered; bottled July 2004


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