| 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.
Paul Hobbs Nathan Coombs Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
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