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Hewitt Vineyard
2015 Hewitt Vineyard Double Plus Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon
Tasting Notes
Tasting Note
A tremendous Cabernet with incredible depth and richness, this wine is powerful, opulent and seductive with a full body and plush texture highlighting the extraordinary quality of the 2015 growing season for this year's Hewitt Cabernet Sauvignon Double Plus. There is no mystery why this wine consistently is a favorite among wine critics; it has a very enticing, alluring nature. The 2015 vintage revealed a silky and sophisticated character, exhibited in this wine's highly saturated opaque color, expressive aromas and layered flavors. Double Plus epitomizes the complex character of Hewitt Vineyard with a vibrant, bold expression of wild blackberry, blackcurrant, rhubarb, black cherry, with hints of espresso, mountain sage and violets. Signature Rutherford dust notes of velvety tannins, dark mocha, black licorice, and graphite aromas persist through the intensely lengthy spiced leather finish. Twenty percent of the wine was fermented in small barrels, which rounded out the Double Plus's powerful tannins, thus enhancing the wine's opulent texture and structure and giving the Cabernet its signature rum raisin profile.
Technical Information
| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2015 |
| Appellation | Napa Valley |
| Blend | 100% Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Oak Treatment | 21 months, 100% French oak, 100% new barrels |
| Alcohol % | 15.8% |
| Enclosure Type | Cork |
| Case Production | 110 cases |
| pH | 3.62 |
| Pick Date | 09/15/2015 |
Scores & Accolades
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98
JamesSuckling.com
" This is very ripe and rich with lots of dark berries and eucalyptus. Hints of cedar. Full-bodied, tight and focused with polished and layered tannins. Plush and silky. Flavorful finish. Needs five to six years to come together. Try from 2024. About 180 cases made." - James Suckling
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95+
Wine Advocate
"The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Double Plus is very deep purple-black in color and bursts from the glass with gorgeous notes of warm cassis, blueberry preserves and Black Forest cake with suggestions of tilled soil, tapenade, smoked meats and Indian spices with wafts of lavender and tobacco. Full-bodied, rich and decadently fruited, it has a solid frame of ripe, grainy tannins and fantastic freshness, finishing very long and mineral tinged." - Lisa Perrotti-Brown, October 29, 2018
Winemaking
Winemaking
The grapes are hand sorted on tables two times: first as clusters to remove any leaves or inadequate fruit and then, after destemming, as individual berries. This gentle process retains about 70% whole berries. Then 60% of the must was fermented in new French oak barrels to integrate the tannins and enhance the plush texture of the wine. Three to five days of cold soaking, and 45 days of total skin contact, helped to develop the rich varietal character. During in-barrel malolactic fermentation, a battonnage (or gentle lees stirring) occurs to meld flavors and round out the acidity. Finally, the wine is clarified with one or two rackings during barrel aging, and then bottled without fining.
Trevor Durling - Winemaker
Trevor grew up in nearby Sonoma County, one of the wine hubs of Northern California. Wine was a staple at his family dinner table, and he enrolled in the Viticulture and Enology program at the University of California, Davis. After an internship at Sonoma-Cutrer in 2003 and two consecutive harvest internships making sparkling wine at Gloria Ferrer, Trevor joined Moon Mountain Vineyard, a small, well-regarded organic vineyard in Sonoma, shortly after his graduation from UC Davis. In March of 2010, Trevor joined the winemaking team at Hewitt Vineyard and Provenance Vineyards and was appointed senior winemaker in 2015.
"From a winemaking standpoint, we have access to some of the best fruit in Napa Valley, not just from our estate in Rutherford, but also from Carneros in the south all the way up to Calistoga in the north. Our job is to make sure that each wine is balanced, complex, exciting and representative of its terroir."
Vintage
Vintage
Although in 2015 we received three-quarters of our normal rainfall, the cumulative effect of four years of drought in Napa Valley resulted in a light crop. However, the vintage made up in grape quality what it lacked in quantity. The small crop and dry, warm conditions promoted an early, condensed harvest that kept us hopping. At Hewitt, we began picking in mid-September and wrapped up the crush by early October. We were rewarded by balanced wines with highly concentrated flavors.
Vineyard
Rutherford AVA
Vineyard
Sourced from the 60 acre Hewitt Estate Vineyard, this wine is composed of a barrel selection of the very finest parcels from this prized winegrowing land. Typically, only one or two special barrels are selected from at least two or three vineyard blocks that consistently produce the most exceptional fruit. The wine is renowned for showing impeccable balance, supple tannins and highly concentrated flavors. Hewitt Vineyard is tucked against the Mayacamas mountain range on the Rutherford Bench which provides ideal sun exposure and slope, promoting even ripening, while the well-draining alluvial soils allow the vines to root deeply, providing additional complexity and flavors. The current vines in the Hewitt Vineyard were planted from 1992 €“ 1998, and consist of Cabernet Sauvignon clones 4, 7 and 8 for flavor diversity as well as a small percentage of Petit Verdot.
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