2013 Hourglass Cabernet Sauvignon Estate
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Just a quintessential Napa Valley Cabernet that does everything right, Tony Biagi’s 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate comes from older vines in Calistoga and was brought up all in new barrels. Textbook, classic, elegant and impeccable balance are all adjectives that pop to mind, and this beauty sport a deep purple color to go with notes of pencil lead, blackcurrants, scorched earth and hints of tobacco leaf. Tasting like a 2009 First Growth from Pauillac (Mouton?), it has an incredibly sexy texture, full-bodied richness and a sensational finish. This is truly fabulous stuff and while approachable today, it will cruise for 2-3 decades.
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The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate (100% Cabernet Sauvignon from 23-year-old vines) is a killer wine. Aged in a combination of Darnajou and Taransaud barrels, this wine displays notes of dark espresso, blackcurrant and blackberry fruit, a dense, full-bodied mouthfeel, a fabulous texture and 50+ second length. This amazing example is one of the great Hourglass wines made to date and should drink well for 25 or more years.
Big, bold and dramatic, the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is even better from bottle than it was from barrel. Distinctive notes of mint and eucalyptus open up first, followed by a bevy of red stone fruit, iron, smoke, incense and exotic spices. A flourish of floral notes and a kick of tannin round things out. Intense and opulent to the core, the 2013 sits on the edge of ripeness, but it is a very beautiful wine in its own extroverted way. There is no shortage of personality, that is for sure.