Cabernet Sauvignon 'Napa Valley', Paul Hobbs

Grape Varieties
• 95% Cabernet Sauvignon
• 3% Petit Verdot
• 2% Cabernet Franc

Farming Practices
• Hand-harvested at night, shears only
• Harvested October 7th-13th 2016

Vine Age/Soil/Terroir
• Sourced from Nathan Coombs Estate, Flat Rock Vineyard, and State Lane Vineyard in Napa Valley
• Well-drained cobbled haire (clay mixed, thermic soils) and sobrante loam (soil formed from metamorphic and volcanic igneous rocks)

Winemaking
• Fermented in small, closed-top stainless-steel tanks with indigenous yeast
• 5-day cold soak, 28-day total maceration
• Spontaneous malolactic fermentation in barrel
• Aged 20 months in French oak (67% new)
• Unfined and unfiltered

Tasting Notes/Press
• From its alluring deep garnet to its engaging aromas of wild blackberry, cocoa, and dried sage, the wine is endowed with refinement and definition by sourcing from first-rate sites within the region. A core of succulent dark plum and black currant envelope the palate with delineated accents of lavender, tobacco and crushed graphite that hold through the long finish across fine-grained tannins and balanced acidity.
• 94 pts JS |93 pts Wine Advocate | 93 pts Vinous | 91 Wine Spectator