Sign In

2017 Hewitt Vineyard Double Plus Cabernet Sauvignon

Not Currently In Auction

Latest Sale Price

January 14, 2024 - $250

Estimate

Have a 2017 Hewitt Vineyard Double Plus Cabernet Sauvignon to sell?
Get a Free Estimate

RATINGS

95Vinous / IWC

...freshness and understatement that is quite welcome. There is plenty of intensity, but also terrific freshness and brightness for the year, with pretty floral notes that add lift.

95James Suckling

Very pretty blueberries and plums with vanilla and sandalwood character. Some toasty notes. Full-bodied with juicy, sweet tannins. Opulent, but not over the top. 60% barrel fermented. A barrel selection of a few hundred cases...

94The Wine Advocate

...opens with seductive notes of Morello cherries, baked black plums and boysenberries giving way to a core of blackcurrant cordial, cedar chest, red roses and pencil shavings with a hint of tapenade. The full-bodied palate is wonderfully opulent, featuring stylishly perfumed black fruits and a finely grained texture, delivering a burst of freshness and loads of spicy sparks on the finish.

94+ Jeb Dunnuck

...a barrel selection based on 94% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Petit Verdot brought up in new barrels. It’s a rock star of a 2017 Cabernet, revealing has lots of spiced blackcurrants, sandalwood, cigar box, and smoke tobacco-like aromas and flavors. These carry to a medium to full-bodied, beautifully concentrated, perfectly balanced wine with a Bordeaux-like vibe in its tannins and acidity...

REGION

United States, California, Napa Valley, Rutherford

Rutherford AVA is just north of the Oakville AVA in the heart of Napa Valley, and it is equally distinguished. It is home to Beaulieu Vineyard and inglenook, arguably Napa Valley’s most historically influential wineries. Inglenook started making in wine in the late 19th century, and Beaulieu Vineyards was producing by the first years of the 20th century. BV founder Georges de Latour is particularly esteemed for having recruited Andre Tchelistcheff, a renowned research oenologist, to move from France to Napa Valley in 1938 and run BV’s winemaking. The legendary Tchelistcheff brought European winemaking techniques to Napa Valley and vastly improved wine quality. Other Rutherford winemakers followed his lead. Today there are 5,000 vineyard acres in Rutherford and many acclaimed producers. The famous Silverado Trail with its exclusive, limited production wineries, runs partly through Rutherford AVA. Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignons are characterized by supple tannins, richness, notes of cherry and plum, depth and the ability to age for several decades. Besides Cabernet Sauvignon the AVA also grows Chardonnay, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc and Zinfandel. It received its AVA designation in 1994.

TYPE

Red Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon

One of the most widely grown grape varieties, it can be found in nearly every wine growing region. A cross between Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc. It’s a hardy vine that produces a full-bodied wine with high tannins and great aging potential.