1995
Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon, Hyde Vineyard Carneros, Napa Valley
Winemaker's Notes
This Cabernet offers generous layers of concentrated fruit with remarkable depth and purity of flavor. The nose is big and forward with tremendous intensity riding on a powerful backbone of black cherry, dark chocolate and herbaceous, cassis?scented fruit amid opulent spiciness and vanilla from oak. Superbly rich and velvety on the palate, this finely balanced wine complements a wide assortment of full-flavored pastas, meats and cheese dishes.
Vineyard
Owner/Manager
The Hyde Family/Larry Hyde
Vineyard
Hyde Vineyard
Appellation
Carneros, Napa Valley
Clones
See
Vineyard Age
12 years
Site
Hillside, alluvial sandy-clay loam, east southeast
Yield
3.9 tons/acre
Harvest
Harvest Date
October 17 and 24, 1995
Harvest Brix
24.4°
Growing Season
Early bloom and moderate, uniform weather conditions throughout the growing season; long and even maturation period. Skin tannins appeared harder and more drying than 1994; less pigmentation.
Winemaking
Hand-harvested grapes
Fermented in open-top stainless steel fermentors
5-day cold maceration, 33 days total maceration
Fermentation with indigenous yeast
Malo-lactic fermentation in barrels
Aged 19-months in French oak barrels, 50% new Taransaud
