Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Paul Hobbs |
Label Name: | Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon |
Vintage: | 2021 |
Country: | United States |
Region: | Beckstoffer To Kalon (Oakville), Napa Valley, California |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14.8% |
Grape(s): | 100% Cabernet Sauvignon |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Selected scores: Jeb Dunnuck 99, James Suckling 98, Robert Parker/Wine Advocate 97+, Wine Spectator 96. Widely lauded and highly collectible
Tasting Note
Concentrated cassis, blackberry and black cherry with graphite, sandalwood, cigar box and dark cocoa. Vibrant acidity, fine-grained tannins and a long, persistent, mineral-tinged finish.
Food Pairing
Grilled ribeye, roast lamb, braised short ribs, beef bourguignon; Asian: Korean BBQ (galbi), Cantonese roasted duck, Szechuan-style braised beef or hoisin-glazed pork.
Production Method
Hand-harvested (night), sorted, native/selected yeast fermentation with extended maceration; barrel-aged in French oak (heavy new-oak influence), bottled unfined. Aged ~18–20 months.
Vineyard Info
Paul Hobbs (est.1991) sources fruit from the historic mid-19th-century To Kalon (Beckstoffer) in Oakville; site famed for exceptional, long-lived Cabernet. Hobbs is noted for low-intervention, site-driven winemaking.