1995
Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon, Liparita Howell Mountain
Winemaker's Notes
Dark garnet color, ripe blackberry, licorice, black olive, forest floor and dark semisweet chocolate aromas; velvety full mouth-feel, brambly fruit notes, currant liqueur; concentrated and structured, medium-fine grain tannins with a very long finish; this is classic mountain Cabernet. Special note: the vineyard was sold before the 1996 harvest making this our last vintage from this great vineyard. Alcohol 13.6%.
Vineyard
Owner/Manager
Robert Burrows/Gove Celio
Vineyard
Liparita
Appellation
Howell Mountain
Clones
Mount Eden
Vineyard Age
13 years
Site
Hillside, northeastern exposure, 1750 ft. elevation
Yield
3.1 tons/acre
Harvest
Harvest Date
October 30, 1995
Harvest Brix
24.7°
Growing Season
Cool wet spring conditions during flowering resulted in poor fruit set for the vineyard and delayed harvest. Mostly mild weather throughout the summer allowed for even development of the grapes but fall conditions were again variable.
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 19-months in 225L tight-grain French oak barrels, 50% new Taransaud
