Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Paul Hobbs
Label Name:
 
Napa Cab Sauv Las Piedras
Vintage:
 
2017
Country:
 
United States
Region:
 
Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard, St. Helena, Napa Valley
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
14.7%
Grape(s):
 
Cabernet Sauvignon
Acidity:
 
3
Tannins:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
5
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 95+; James Suckling ~94–96 (various listings); Wine Spectator 94; Vinous 93–93+

Tasting Note
Fresh blackberry and cassis with kirsch and wild blueberry, layered with lavender, graphite, tobacco and dark chocolate. Mineral, damp-earth core; medium–full body, grainy yet polished tannins and a long, floral-tinged finish.

Food Pairing
Western: grilled ribeye, roast lamb, braised short ribs, aged cheddar; Asian: Korean BBQ (bulgogi), Cantonese char siu, Szechuan beef, soy-glazed/teriyaki beef, Peking duck.

Production Method
Hand-harvested, cold-sorted and fermented in small lots with extended maceration; spontaneous malolactic fermentation in barrel. Aged ~18–20 months in French oak (majority new); bottled unfined and unfiltered.

Vineyard Info
Paul Hobbs Winery (est. 1991) crafts site-driven, minimal-intervention wines. Fruit for this bottling comes from the historic Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard—gravelly soils at the foot of Spring Mountain in St. Helena.