2013 Hamel Family Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Pamelita Reserve

The Hamel family’s most expensive wine is the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Pamelita Reserve, which is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon again aged for 30 months in 100% new French oak. It is sourced from their best plots in both the Hamel Family Ranch Vineyard and the Nuns Canyon Vineyard. This is a provocative, profound, great Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon that rivals just bout anything produced in Napa. Dense purple/black in color, with notes of graphite, incense, charcoal, blackberry and cassis, the wine hits the palate with a thunderous impact of full-bodied richness but never gets heavy or cloying. The tannins are present but relatively integrated and sweet. This is broad, full, rich and built like a skyscraper. Drink it over the next 25+ years.