1994
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 black currant and blackberry is laid in with nuances of tobacco, chocolate, cedar, clove 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
11 years
Site
Hillside, northeastern exposure, 1750 ft. elevation
Yield
2.8 tons/acre
Harvest
Harvest Date
October 2, 1994
Harvest Brix
24.6°
Growing Season
Moderate production, outstanding growing season.
Winemaking
Hand-harvested grapes
Fermented in open-top stainless steel fermentors
5-day cold maceration, 30 days total maceration
Fermentation indigenous yeast only
Malo-lactic fermentation in barrels
Aged 20-months in 225L tight-grain French oak barrels, 50% new Taransaud
