1992
Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon, Hyde Vineyard Carneros, Napa Valley
Winemaker's Notes
This Cabernet offers 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 blackcherries, chocolate, herbaceous, cassis-scented fruit amid opulent spiciness and vanilla from oak. Superbly rich and velvety on the palate, this finely-balanced, supple, and complex wine complements a wide assortment of full-flavored pastas, meats and cheese dishes.
Vineyard
Owner/Manager
Larry Hyde
Vineyard
Hyde Vineyard
Appellation
Carneros, Napa Valley
Clones
See
Vineyard Age
9 years
Site
Hillside, alluvial, eastern exposure
Yield
3.5 tons/acre
Harvest
Harvest Date
September 29, 1992
Harvest Brix
23.4°
Growing Season
Irreverent good fortune. Consistently splendid, sunny days throughout summer and into fall. Ripe, fullflavored fruit harvested earlier than the very cool 1991 vintage.
Winemaking
Hand-harvested grapes
Fermented in open-top stainless steel fermentors
5-day cold maceration, 31 days total maceration
Fermentation with indigenous yeast
Malo-lactic fermentation in barrels
Aged 19-months in French oak barrels, 50% New Taransaud
