Hobel Wines, Cabernet Sauvignon "The Birdseye" Napa Valley, California, 2021

Overview of the Wine
The story of Hobel Wines began in 1998, when Cameron first met friend and winemaker Thomas Brown in Napa. Cameron was working as the Director of Business Development at Winebid.com and Thomas was working as Assistant Winemaker at Turley Wine Cellars. Their mutual love of great wine led to many shared dinners and glasses of wine, where they discussed the prospect of finding a project that would allow them to work together in producing a world-class wine. The opportunity finally arose eleven years later, with the 2009 Hobel Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.

Hobel, our family name, is also a traditional woodworking plane that has been used for centuries by skilled craftsmen to smooth, balance and finish wood surfaces. The "hobel" depicted on our label is a modern twist on this classic woodworking tool and each vintage of Hobel has a different species of custom-crafted wood that is hand applied to the neck of each bottle.

Grape / Blend
100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Origin
Napa Valley, California

Winemaker Tasting Notes
We always thought of Calistoga as producing red fruited, generous Cabernets given the heat the upvalley sees.  Larkmead has changed our perception of what’s possible from this part of Napa. This wine always leads with a varietal savory-ness that helps showcase varietal and site over vintage and house style. Walnut husk, tobacco, loam, mint and plum give this wine an old school Napa feel, harkening back to the wines of the 70s and 80s

95 Points - James Suckling
This contained Napa cabernet sauvignon shows fine cocoa powder, cigar box, graphite and floral notes with sweet currants and blackberries. Elegant and juicy on the palate with medium to full body and firm, fine-grained tannins. Drink now or hold.

Product size: 750ml