2001
Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon, Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Oakville, Napa Valley
Winemaker's Notes
The inky-purple color of this sumptuous wine is accompanied by a classic cabernet nose of tobacco smoke, creme de cassis, licorice and pencil lead. It boasts massive body, great purity and loads of intense, concentrated flavors of blackberry, plum and cedar. The nectar-like, unctuous midpalate is balanced by spice and firm tannins in its long, elegant finish. Alcohol 14.7%
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 and low organic content situated on the Oakville bench
Yield
3.7 tons/acre
Harvest
Harvest Date
October 2 - 9, 2001
Harvest Brix
25.3°
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 closed-top stainless steel fermentors with indigenous yeasts; 2 months to completion
5-day cold soak, 29 days on skins
Spontaneous malolactic fermentation in barrels; 5 months to completion
Aged 22 months in Taransaud and Seguin Moreau French oak barrels; 84% new
Unblended, unfined and unfiltered; bottled June 2003
