1999
Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon, Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Oakville, Napa Valley
Winemaker's Notes
Brilliant, deep red/black color. This is a rich and concentrated wine brimming with the flavors of blackberry, currant, red plum, anise, and cedar. The wine displays a duality of power and elegance. The balance of intriguing fruits, spice, mocha oak and firm tannins makes this wine exceptional in its approachability and cellar worthiness. Alcohol 14.8%
Vineyard
Owner/Manager
Andy Beckstoffer
Vineyard
Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard
Appellation
Oakville, Napa Valley
Clones
337 & 4
Site
Well-drained, lightly colored gravelly soils with high mineral, low organic content situated on the Oakville bench.
Yield
3.2 tons/acre
Harvest
Harvest Date
October 9, 1999
Harvest Brix
26.4°
Growing Season
A summer of consistent, moderate weather in Oakville created ideal conditions to develop intense flavors and complexity in the grapes. A warm Indian summer fully ripened the fruit to produce some of the best wines of the decade.
Winemaking
Hand-harvested grapes
Fermented in small, open-top stainless steel fermentors with indigenous yeasts
4-5-day cold maceration, 20 days total maceration
Fermentation with indigenous yeast
Spontaneous malolactic fermentation in barrel
Aged 21-months in Demptos, Taransaud, and Seguin Moreau French oak barrels, 75% new
Unfined and unfiltered; bottled July 2001
Varietal Composition: Cabernet Sauvignon 95.5% / Petit Verdot 4.5%
