2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, Paull Hobbs

2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, Paull Hobbs

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2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, Paull Hobbs

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Paul selects specific rows of grapes within this historic vineyard, which contribute to the wine’s formidable complexity and refinement. Its black garnet hues are resplendent with aromas of blueberry, currant, cocoa and wet slate. The palate is silky and rich, and powerfully charged with intense, finely sculpted layers of graphite and dark chocolate. The velvety mid-palate crescendos toward an endless finish graced with fine yet stately tannins.Made from handharvested grapes, fermented in small, closedtop stainless steel fermentors with indigenous yeasts, aged 20 months in French oak barrels; 100% new. Unfined and unfiltered

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The 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard saturates every corner of the palate with layers after layers of rich dark fruit, mocha, spices and licorice. This is a stunning To Kalon endowed with tons of site-specific character and nuance. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2029.
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Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon

The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.

It is adaptable to a wide range of soils, although it performs particularly well on well-drained, low-fertile soils. It has small, dusty, black-blue berries with thick skins that produce deeply coloured, full-bodied wines with notable tannins. Its spiritual home is the Médoc and Graves regions of Bordeaux where it thrives on the well-drained gravel-rich soils producing tannic wines with piercing blackcurrant fruits that develop complex cedarwood and cigar box nuances when fully mature.

The grape is widely planted in California where Cabernet Sauvignon based wines are distinguished by their rich mixture of cassis, mint, eucalyptus and vanilla oak. It is planted across Australia and with particular success in Coonawarra where it is suited to the famed Terra Rossa soil. In Italy barrique aged Cabernet Sauvignon is a key component in Super Tuscans such as Tignanello and Sassicaia, either on its own or as part of a blend with Sangiovese.

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