2001
Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon, Stagecoach Vineyard Napa Valley
Winemaker's Notes
This wine is deep red-purple in color, with floral notes of lavender and rose petal intertwined with red plum and blueberry on the nose. Medium-bodied with rich, ripe, pure fruit flavors, it is balanced with polished tannins that unfold into a long finish. Alcohol 14.9%
Vineyard
Owner/Manager
Jan Krupp
Vineyard
Stagecoach Vineyard
Appellation
Napa Valley
Clones
337,7, weimer selection
Vineyard Age
5 years
Site
Mountaintop with rocky, red volcanic, clay-loam soils with southwest exposure
Yield
4 tons/acre
Harvest
Harvest Date
October 3, 2001
Growing Season
Diligent work in the vineyard to limit a large crop set helped optimize flavor intensity and richness in the grapes. Cool weather in late September and October extended the harvest providing for enhanced flavor development.
Winemaking
Hand-harvested grapes
Fermented in small, closed-top stainless steel fermentors with indigenous yeasts; 2 months to completion
5-day cold soak, 28 days total maceration
Spontaneous malolactic fermentation in barrels ; 5 months to completion
Aged 20 months in Taransaud French oak barrels; 86% new
Unblended, unfined and unfiltered; Bottled June 2003
