By Hall Wines
2018 Kathryn Hall Cabernet Sauvignon

Technical Details
Grape Varieties: 96% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Merlot
Appellation: Napa Valley
Vineyards: Sacrashe and Vineyard Partners
Winemaker: Megan Gunderson
Barrel Composition: 75% New French oak
Barrel Aging: 25 Months
Alcohol: 15.80%

Vintage Notes
The 2018 growing season was near perfect. It began with mild spring weather that allowed for extended flowering, producing very uniform grape clusters. Temperatures throughout Napa remained steady and warm during summer and fall, without any heat spikes, making for a long and unhurried harvest. The resulting wines are incredibly smooth and polished, with magnificent texture and color.

Winegrowing Notes
The Kathryn Hall Cabernet Sauvignon is the pinnacle of our blending efforts each year. The exalted Sacrashe Vineyard takes center stage and is the basis of this blend, contributing the mouth-coating richness and complexity while offering deep, dark earthy cassis flavors and powerfully dense tannins. From there, we search out complementary vineyards, usually from the most regarded mountain appellations, to create balance, symmetry, and finesse in the wine. Lastly, we introduce vineyards with profound depth and decadence to heighten the voluptuousness and opulence that have become a hallmark character of our flagship wine.

Tasting Notes
Dark ruby-purple, this wine has deep, alluring aromas of blackcurrant and black plum that are layered with expressive notes of dark chocolate, espresso, and perfume of lavender. Supple, concentrated, and seamless, the palate displays vibrant fruit with undertones of tilled earth and sea salt. Firm, integrated tannins provide a structured backbone to the opulence of the wine, finishing with a lasting, powerful impression.
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2018 Hall Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Kathryn Hall
Producer: Hall Winery
Location: USA, California, North Coast, Napa Valley
Color: Red
Rating: 97
Tasting Date: 12/21/2021
Maturity: 2022 - 2047
Reviewed By: Jeb Dunnuck    
Source: Napa Valley’s 2019s: Part 1
The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Kathryn Hall is more supple and elegant, with terrific up-front charm and complexity already present. Revealing a deep purple color, it's full-bodied and concentrated, with classic Napa Cabernet Sauvignon notes of cassis, leafy herbs, flowers, and lead pencil. The tannins are ripe and polished, it has terrific overall balance as well as remarkable freshness, and it’s just a brilliant 2018 you'll love to have in the cellar. Give it a few years and enjoy over the following 20-25.

Hall Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Kathryn Hall 2018
Score: 95
Price: $200
Wine Type and Color: Red Still
Magazine Issue: Oct 31, 2021
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: California / Napa / Napa Valley
Reviewed By: James Molesworth
Rich and ripe, with a caressing edge to its plum paste and cassis core, while melted red licorice, red tea and iron notes add range and length through the fine-grained finish. Not shy on stuffing, but there's a nice sense of refinement to the structure, which lets the fruit play out nicely. Best from 2022 through 2037.

2018 Hall Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Kathryn Hall
Rating: (95-97)+
Producer: Hall Winery
Wine Region: USA, California, North Coast, Napa Valley
Color / Type / Sweetness: Red / Table / Dry
Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon
Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
A barrel sample of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Kathryn Hall is opaque purple-black colored with a beautiful perfume of bold black currants, Black Forest cake and aniseed with candied violets, ripe red and black plums and rose hip tea notions plus a waft of forest floor. The full-bodied palate is a little closed and tightly wound with elegant, fine-grained tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and fragrant.
Published: 27th Nov 2019

2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Kathryn Hall
Producer: Hall
Place of Origin: United States, Napa
Color: Red
Grape/Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon
Importer/Producer: Tel. (707) 967-2626 - hallwines.com.
Rating: 92
Drinking Window: 2020 - 2025
From: The 2019 Napa Valley Cabernets: A Deep Dive (Jan 2022)
Reviewed By: Antonio Galloni on December 2021
The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Kathryn Hall is a big, potent wine packed with black cherry, plum, spice, new leather and menthol. Readers will find a plush, dense Cabernet built on volume and huge fruit. Floral notes appear with a bit of coaxing, adding lift. The Kathryn Hall is a blend taken from a number of sites, but built on a core from Sacrashe.