Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Paul Hobbs |
Label Name: | Nathan Coombs Estate Cabernet Sauvignon |
Vintage: | 2019 |
Country: | United States |
Region: | Coombsville, Napa Valley, California |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 15.2% |
Grape(s): | 100% Cabernet Sauvignon |
Acidity: | 3 |
Tannins: | 5 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Major critic scores: Vinous 98; Jeb Dunnuck 97; Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 96+; James Suckling 97; Wine Spectator 95
Tasting Note
Deep blackberry and cassis with graphite, eucalyptus, tobacco leaf and violet notes. Full-bodied, concentrated and layered with ripe, polished tannins, firm acidity and a long, dusty, mineral finish.
Food Pairing
Western: grilled ribeye, roast lamb, braised short ribs, aged cheddar. Asian: Korean BBQ (galbi/bulgogi), Cantonese roast duck, Chinese red-braised beef, spicy Sichuan beef.
Production Method
Hand-harvested at night; 5-day cold soak then ~28–30 day maceration; indigenous yeast fermentation; spontaneous malolactic in barrel; aged in new and neutral French oak; bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Vineyard Info
Paul Hobbs founded his winery in 1991. Nathan Coombs Estate is the flagship Coombsville site with volcanic-derived soils and cool, long ripening conditions that produce structured, age-worthy Cabernet.