Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Paul Hobbs |
Label Name: | Nathan Coombs Estate Cabernet Sauvignon |
Vintage: | 2018 |
Country: | United States |
Region: | Coombsville, Napa Valley, California |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14.6% |
Grape(s): | Cabernet Sauvignon |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 5 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 98+ (2018); James Suckling 97; Wine Spectator 95
Tasting Note
Dense black-fruit core of blackberry, cassis and wild blueberry with dark chocolate, tobacco leaf, crushed-rock minerality and savory herbs; full-bodied with firm, ripe tannins and a very long, precise finish.
Food Pairing
Western: grilled ribeye, braised short ribs, roast lamb, aged cheddar. Asian: Korean BBQ (bulgogi), char siu, Sichuan-style beef, Peking duck, miso-glazed dishes.
Production Method
Hand-harvested fruit; cold soak and extended maceration; fermented in small closed-top tanks with native yeasts; spontaneous malolactic; aged ~18–20 months primarily in new French oak; unfined and unfiltered.
Vineyard Info
Paul Hobbs founded Paul Hobbs Winery in 1991. The Nathan Coombs Estate sits in Coombsville on volcanic-derived soils; Hobbs focuses on terroir-driven, high-end Napa Cabernet bottlings.