2000
Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon, Hyde Vineyard Carneros, Napa Valley
Winemaker's Notes
Bright, red-blue color. Vibrant aromas of black cherry,cassis, and dark semi-sweet chocolate are enhanced by notes of sandalwood and black olive. The lively, ripe fruit flavors are interwoven with licorice and black pepper. This wine is rich, full-bodied, and delicious, with smooth, polished tannins and a lingering finish. Alcohol 13.7%
A cool, damp, spring delayed the start of the growing season, and contributed to a small crop yield. An extended, warm Indian Summer in the Carneros allowed the fruit to reach full maturity with rich, complex flavors.
Winemaking
Hand-harvested grapes
Fermented in open-top stainless steel fermentors
5-day cold soak, 20 days on skins
Fermentation with indigenous yeasts
Spontaneous malolactic fermentation in barrels
Aged 19-months in Taransaud French oak barrels, 64% new
