2014 Hobel Cabernet Sauvignon
The Figure
The Wine
Figure: The distinctive pattern that frequently results from various grain orientation; the pattern produced in a wood surface by annual growth rings, rays, knots or deviations from natural grain.
The Figure, our premiere release from the R.M. Kennedy Vineyard, is a voluptuous wine. Dark purple in color, it has a spicy layered nose of vanilla extract, plums, cherries, oak, rose petals and turned earth. The wine is juicy, rich and silky and has loads of glycerin. While it is easy to drink now, the depth of the materials promises great evolution. This is an exciting first release for us from the R.M. Kennedy Vineyard and we are thrilled to be working with this beautiful fruit.
The Figure, our premiere release from the R.M. Kennedy Vineyard, is a voluptuous wine. Dark purple in color, it has a spicy layered nose of vanilla extract, plums, cherries, oak, rose petals and turned earth. The wine is juicy, rich and silky and has loads of glycerin. While it is easy to drink now, the depth of the materials promises great evolution. This is an exciting first release for us from the R.M. Kennedy Vineyard and we are thrilled to be working with this beautiful fruit.
The Vintage
2014 was the third year in a row of the drought cycle, which signaled an early harvest to most wine grape growers. Much to everyone's pleasure, we had a very wet Spring with above average temperatures kicking off the growing cycle about two weeks ahead of schedule and giving the soils a much needed replenishment after the abnormally dry Winter of 2013/2014. The early start transitioned all the way through the growing season and picks were called a couple weeks in advance of normal.
The Notes (From Winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown)
2014s showed much more transparency than the 2013s. Vintage character dominated the 2013s, whereas varietal and site expression mark the 2014s which, for me as a winemaker, is a much more enjoyable experience. Wines took a little longer in tank to color up and concentrate so time on skins went from an average of 14-16 days to 18-19 days. The wines continued to concentrate in barrel, improving every time we sampled them.
- Neck
Teak - Blend
100% Cabernet Sauvignon - Vineyard
R.M. Kennedy Vineyard - Appellation
Napa Valley - Production
93 cases