Mit einem tiefen Granatton besticht Cristina’s Signature 2020, einher mit einem üppigen Bouquet aus zerdrückten Brombeeren, wildem Salbei, einer frischen Zigarrenschachtel und einer zarten Tabakblattnote. Am Gaumen ist er bemerkenswert ausgewogen mit eleganten, geschmeidigen Tanninen und frischer Säure, die sich um rote Johannisbeere, dunkle Schokolade und Brombeere sowie subtile Noten von getrockneten Kräutern und Vanille dreht. Der nahtlos geschichtete mittlere Gaumen sorgt für Spannung im langen, komplexen Abgang. 

Decanter 
...Clean blueberries and dark plums on the nose - smells ripe, full and fragrant but fresh too with menthol aromas and soft wood spicing. This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon is ample and vibrant with richness and purity. The tannins are amazing - meltingly soft yet this is full bodied with signature plushness and weight. The gorgeous texture expands in the mouth while the clean, pure and fresh flavours give an enjoyable metallic, iron and stone tang which lingers alongside liquorice, clove and mint. Very Napa but very modern, precise and well defined giving just the right amount of strength, confidence, sunkissed currant fruit with elegance, finesse and style. Ageing 20 months in French oak barrels, 71% new.

James Suckling 
Blackcurrant and graphite, like lead pencil. So aromatic. Intense, perfectly ripe fruit. Full and polished with delicious fruit and tannins that melt into the wine. Rich, yet fresh. Better after 2027. 

Jane Anson 
Showcases the purity and bright Cabernet fruit of Coombsville, with floral, graphite, smoke, thyme and sage along with blueberry and cassis. Aromatically fresh without sacrificing concentration, grip and tension. A brilliant first vintage, for a wine that is only being sold through the Bordeaux négociant system. Just 200 cases for this vintage. 71% new oak, harvest September 24 to October 1. Unfiltered and unfined. 100% estate fruit. This is the southernmost winery in Coombsville, bought by Paul Hobbs in 2012, located just in front of the mountains so protected from winds from the San Pablo bay while still being cooler than most of Napa, offering a counterpoint to valley fruit and particularly useful in extreme years like 2020. Label painted by Paul's wife Christina.