Category: | White Wines |
Sub-Category: | White Wines |
Producer: | Paul Hobbs |
Label Name: | Sonoma Mountain Richard Dinner Vineyard Cuvee Agustina Chardonnay |
Vintage: | 2018 |
Country: | United States |
Region: | Sonoma Mountain, Sonoma County, California |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14.2% |
Grape(s): | Chardonnay |
Acidity: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 7-10°C |
Awards/Ratings
Selected scores for the 2018 Cuvée Agustina / Richard Dinner Vineyard Chardonnay: Jeb Dunnuck 98; Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 95–97 (sources vary by release); James Suckling 95–96; Vinous 95; Wine Spectator 92–95
Tasting Note
Perfumed and layered: jasmine, apricot, Meyer lemon, white peach, honeyed citrus, toasted spice and saline minerality. Creamy texture with vibrant acidity and a long, brioche-tinged finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roast chicken, beurre blanc seafood, creamy pasta, crab cakes. Asian: miso‑glazed black cod, tempura prawns, sushi (fatty tuna), Thai coconut chicken curry.
Production Method
Whole-cluster cold-pressed; barrel-fermented (French oak, ~53–55% new); indigenous yeasts; spontaneous malolactic fermentation; aged 15 months sur lie with regular bâtonnage; bottled unfined/unfiltered.
Vineyard Info
Paul Hobbs Winery (founded 1991) sources Chardonnay from the Richard Dinner Vineyard on Sonoma Mountain. Cuvée Agustina is a barrel selection produced in top years to showcase vineyard concentration and texture.