Paul Hobbs Crossbarn Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 (75cl, 14.5%)

Paul Hobbs Crossbarn Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 is a Napa Valley red wine made from 92% Cabernet Sauvignon with Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Fruit comes from vineyards from St. Helena to Coombsville and was hand-harvested at night. Fermentation used native and selected yeasts, followed by 27 days total maceration, then 20 months in French and American oak barrels with 14% new oak. Deep garnet-purple, it shows spicy cassis, boysenberry, lavender, cedar, tobacco leaf and pencil lead, with smoked meat and dark chocolate. Full-bodied, with inky blue and purplish fruit, baking spice, clove and thyme, grainy tannins, and a long juicy finish with sage, menthol and spice box.