2000
Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon, Stagecoach Vineyard Napa Valley
Winemaker's Notes
Deep, red-blue color. Floral notes of lavender and rose petal intertwined with red plum and licorice aromas. Rich, ripe, pure fruit flavors are balanced by a crisp acidity typical of the 2000 Napa Valley vintage. This is a medium bodied wine with good focus and dusty tannins that unfold into a long finish. Alcohol 14.2%
Vineyard
Owner/Manager
Jan Krupp
Vineyard
Stagecoach Vineyard
Appellation
Napa Valley
Clones
337,7, weimer selection
Vineyard Age
4 years
Site
Mountaintop with rocky, red volcanic, clay-loam soils with southwest exposure.
Yield
4 tons/acre
Harvest
Harvest Date
October 4th
Harvest Brix
26.3°
Growing Season
The warm days and cool nights on this mountain vineyard above Oakville resulted in grapes with excellent color, fully developed flavors and great acidity. Cool weather during harvest provided enhanced flavor development.
Winemaking
Hand-harvested grapes
Fermented in small, open-top stainless steel fermentors
5-day cold soak, 21 days total maceration
Fermentation with indigenous yeasts
Spontaneous malolactic fermentation in barrels
Aged 19-months in Taransaud French oak barrels, 60% new
