Paul Hobbs Crossbarn Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 (75cl)

Paul Hobbs Crossbarn Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 is a Bordeaux-style Sonoma County red blend in a 750ml bottle. The blend is 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Franc, and the wine was fermented with indigenous yeasts. The Crossbarn line is a true second label, with fruit culled from the same vineyards as the estate program, including sites on Moon Mountain and estate plantings in Alexander Valley. For the 2019 vintage, the wine was aged for twenty months in French and American oak barrels and bottled without fining or filtration. The nose opens with ripe cherries and raspberries, deepening into mocha, baking spices and candied violets, with undertones of incense and tobacco. The palate brings plush red and black currants, cassis and crushed-rock minerality, with fine-grained tannins and balanced acidity. The finish lingers with spice, dark fruit and earthy minerality.