Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Paul Hobbs |
Label Name: | Beckstoffer Dr Crane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon |
Vintage: | 2021 |
Country: | United States |
Region: | Beckstoffer Dr. Crane, St. Helena, Napa Valley |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14.8% |
Grape(s): | Cabernet Sauvignon |
Acidity: | 3 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Jeb Dunnuck 98; Decanter 97; Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) 96; Wine Spectator 95; Vinous 95; James Suckling 93
Tasting Note
Dense black- and blue-fruit core of blackberry, cassis and black cherry with graphite, tobacco, cedar, lavender and dark cocoa. Youthful, mouth-coating texture with fine-grained dusty tannins and a long, saline-tinged finish.
Food Pairing
Grilled ribeye, roast leg of lamb, beef short ribs (Korean galbi), aged cheddar or Manchego, mushroom risotto; Asian pairings: Cantonese roast duck or Peking duck, Sichuan beef (milder heat), Chinese red-braised beef, Korean bulgogi.
Production Method
Hand-harvested (often night-picked), sorted, native-yeast fermentation, ~29–31 days maceration with pump-overs/délestage, spontaneous malolactic, aged ~18 months in French oak (≈86% new), bottled unfined/unfiltered.
Vineyard Info
Paul Hobbs Winery (est. 1991) sources fruit from elite Napa sites. Dr. Crane (planted 1858) is farmed by Andy Beckstoffer; Paul Hobbs produces single-vineyard Cabernet to showcase St. Helena terroir.