Napa Valley

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Cork

The H.W.C. is named after Hamilton Walker Crabb, who established To Kalon Vineyard in 1868. This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon is a Heritage Clone selection sourced from a single block within To Kalon, originally planted by Robert Mondavi in the 1960s, later propagated in the late 1980s and carefully cultivated over the years. The bunches are notably small, resembling second-crop fruit, and the fruit from this naturally low-yielding clone was crafted by Tony Biagi and aged for 18–20 months in 100% new French oak. In 2023, the wine is lifted and energised, offering inky dark berry fruit, cherry, blackberry and even cranberry notes layered with crushed cocoa nib character, rich cedarwood spice, sagebrush and loamy earth. On the palate, it remains bright and expressive, with a gravelly mineral character across the mid-palate carrying into a finish marked by building loamy earth and subtle sagebrush accents. Rich, full-bodied and generous, yet grounded by a firm baseline of freshness and tension.

Cabernet Sauvignon

To Kalon Vineyard Company, HWC, Napa Valley, Oakville, California, USA, 2023

The H.W.C. is named after Hamilton Walker Crabb, who established To Kalon Vineyard in 1868. This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon is a He

To Kalon Vineyard Company, HWC, Napa Valley, Oakville, 2023

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