Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Paul Hobbs |
Label Name: | Napa Cabernet Sauvignon To Kalon (2024 Release) |
Vintage: | 2013 |
Country: | United States |
Region: | Oakville, Napa Valley |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14.7% |
Grape(s): | Cabernet Sauvignon |
Acidity: | 3 |
Tannins: | 5 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) 100 pts; James Suckling 100 pts; Vinous 96–96+; Wine Spectator 93–95. (sources: Wine Advocate, Wine. com, Vinous, Wine Spectator, KLWines)
Tasting Note
Dense cassis, blackberry and dark cherry framed by graphite, cigar box, tobacco and violet florals. Powerful, concentrated mid-palate with savory (forest floor, iodine) undertones and a long, saline-tinged finish.
Food Pairing
Dry-aged ribeye, roasted veal, lamb chops, mushroom ragù; Asian: Korean BBQ (bulgogi or galbi), miso-marinated beef, Peking duck, char siu, aged soy-braised short ribs.
Production Method
Hand-harvested fruit; cold-soaked then fermented (small closed-top stainless tanks) with native yeasts; ~30–34 day maceration; spontaneous malolactic in barrel; aged ~20 months in 100% new French oak.
Vineyard Info
Paul Hobbs sources fruit from the historic Beckstoffer To Kalon (Oakville). Paul Hobbs Winery (founded 1991) produces limited, allocation-only single-vineyard bottlings from benchmark Napa sites.