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IronGate Fine Wine Auction

Tue, Sep 17, 2024 10:00AM EDT - Tue, Sep 24, 2024 08:00PM EDT
  • 2003
  • 1500ml
  • USA
  • California
  • North Coast
  • Napa County
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Red
  • II720
  • II720
Lot 900

2003 Paul Hobbs Winery Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville - 1 bottle(s)-1500ml

Estimate: CAD$1,000 - CAD$1,400

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This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 2003 Paul Hobbs Winery Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville - 1500ml. Estimate for this lot is between $1000 - $1400 with a reserve of $700. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11504.

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A Toronto-based consignor who has been collecting since the 80s. All US wine in this auction was purchased directly from the vineyards and all old-world bottles were bought through various retail outlets. The collection has been meticulously stored in professional wine storage facilities prior to arriving for auction at Iron Gate.
The tasting note for 2003 Paul Hobbs Winery Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville is from Robert Parker and the score is 95 - From the first-growth vineyard of Beckstoffer To-Kalon, the 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon finished at 14.9% natural alcohol. It boasts a nearly impenetrable looking blue/purple color, not quite the weight and majesty of the perfect 2002, but gorgeous purity and creme de cassis, floral and spice box notes. The wine starts off somewhat restrained by To-Kalon standards, but it opens and builds dramatically and impressively on the palate. Full-bodied with velvety, well-integrated tannins and wood, adequate acidity, and a fleshy, succulent personality, it is another hedonistic and intellectual turn-on. As we have come to expect from anybody who deals with fruit from this vineyard, this is sensational stuff. I often wonder if grower Andy Beckstoffer’s greatest talent is not in growing grapes, but choosing to whom he sells them?