Paul Hobbs Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 750ml

This is Paul Hobbs's Napa Valley Cabernet, the winery's top-tier Napa appellation wine, well above his CrossBarn label. The 2017 is built from the Nathan Coombs Estate in Coombsville plus the Flat Rock and State Lane vineyards.

Paul Hobbs founded his family-owned winery in 1991. The 2017 is 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot and 3% Merlot. The grapes were hand-picked at night and fermented with native yeasts after a five-day cold soak, with 32 days of total maceration. It aged 20 months in French oak from seven coopers and was bottled unfined and unfiltered.

The winery describes dried lavender, cocoa powder and wild blueberry, then black fruit, holiday spice and crushed rock, with polished tannins and a sage-like lift.

For a serious Napa Cab with some age, buy this. For Hobbs's style at a weeknight price, choose CrossBarn.

Wine Spectator gives it until 2029. Decant it for an hour and serve it with a strip steak.

See more Napa Valley wine, or browse all our Cabernet Sauvignon. Pick it up at our Brooklyn store or get same-day delivery in Brooklyn, Manhattan & Queens.