Product Overview
The 2017 Paul Hobbs Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon shows remarkable depth and concentration of flavors. Presenting a deep garnet core, the wine opens with aromas of plum, rose petals, and hints of sweet tobacco. Crème de cassis and dark chocolate mingle with wild black cherry, fresh fig, and savory ground cloves framed by fine-grained tannins giving the wine a plush yet well-tensioned texture. A lift of acidity and hints of fresh mint and graphite add more layers to the long, vibrant finish.
Varietal Composition: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon (clone 4)
Appellation: Oakville AVA
Vineyard Designation: Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard (block C2)
Aging: 20 months in French oak barrels, 100% new
94 Points - Wine Spectator
"Juicy and compact, featuring a racy-edged core of cassis and fig fruit flavors, this shows good drive, with light bramble, sage, bay leaf and olive notes running around. A well-built, muscular style, showing a great grounding in terroir, exhibiting a grippy, warm gravel edge on the finish. Best from 2022 through 2037. 592 cases made." -JM, 11/15/20
94 Points - Vinous
"The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard is a gorgeous, inviting wine, but it is also going to need a few years in bottle to shed some of its formidable tannins. Black cherry, plum, graphite, pencil shavings, crème de cassis and menthol open up in the glass, but only with great reluctance. Patience will be the key here." -AG, Jan/2020