 HALL “Kathryn Hall” Cabernet Sauvignon showcases the choicest fruit from our nest estate vineyard blocks and extraordinary mountain fruit from our select vineyard partners. Through a mélange of varietals and terroir, this wine has transcended into a symphonic Bordeaux cuvée. Fruit from our renowned Sacrashe vineyard dominates our 2008 blend. The captivating voice of the Sacrashe vineyard, with its restrictive volcanic ash soils, high elevation and undulating aspects define the soul of this wine.
The nearly opaque purple-black color of this wine hints at its depth and power. Rife with aromas of violets, cocoa powder, stewed raspberries, blackberry nectar, and roasted herbs; the wine is luscious and dense with a sweet, focused core. Dark cherries, blackberry preserves, black spice and roasted nut flavors intermingle across a seemingly endless finish. This vintage of HALL “Kathryn Hall” Cabernet Sauvignon will continue to improve over 15 or more years of cellaring.
Praise for the 2008 HALL "Kathryn Hall" Cabernet Sauvignon
#2 on Wine Specatator's "Top 100 Wines of 2011"
96 Points – James Laube, Wine Spectator
“Rich, savory and full-bodied, showing direct, potent young Cabernet flavors built around blackberry and dark berry fruit, with touches of spice, black licorice, mineral and toasty wood. Very impressive for its purity, finesse and graceful finish.”
94 Points – Steve Heimoff, Wine Enthusiast
"This is a best of barrels blend from HALL's various vineyards, including the famous Sacrashe. The wine itself is lovely. It has a firm structure thanks to dusty tannins and a dry minerality, while bright acidity makes the cherry, blackberry, blueberry, cassis and dark chocolate fruit sing."
93+ Points –Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate
”Full-bodied, showing notes of minerality and more dusty, loamy scents intermixed with crushed rock, black currants and herbs, it is a deep, full-bodied wine.”
92+ Points –Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar
“Currant, bitter chocolate and seductive oak on the nose, complicated by loamy soil tones. Sweet, pliant and fine-grained, with cassis, espresso and mocha flavors. At once sweet and nicely delineated; this really fills the mouth. This very fi rmly built cabernet finishes with superb mouth-dusting tannins and excellent length.”
Best of Show -Quarterly Review of Wines 2011 “Best of The Best”
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