1992
Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon, Liparita Howell Mountain
Winemaker's Notes
Liparita?s Mt. Eden clone Cabernet vines produce remarkably small-clustered fruit with tiny, highly flavor-concentrated berries. The fruit?s classic core of cassis, black currant, and blackberry is laid in with sweet spice and vanilla contributed by new oak. Superbly rich on the palate, this finely-balanced wine complements a wide assortment of full-flavored pastas, meats and cheese dishes.
Vineyard
Owner/Manager
Robert Burrows/Gove Celio
Vineyard
Liparita
Appellation
Howell Mountain
Clones
Mount Eden
Vineyard Age
9 years
Site
Hillside, northeastern exposure, 1750 ft. elevation, shallow loam-type surface soils overlaying rock and volcanic ash
Yield
3.3 tons/acre
Harvest
Harvest Date
September 30, 1992
Harvest Brix
23.7°
Growing Season
Two "hot spells" following veraison advanced fruit maturation 10 days ahead of normal.
Winemaking
Hand-harvested grapes
Fermented in open-top stainless steel fermentors
5-day cold maceration, 32 days total maceration
Fermentation indigenous yeast only
Malo-lactic fermentation in barrels
Aged 21-months in 225L tight-grain French oak barrels, 50% new Taransaud
