Hilltop Cabernet Sauvignon is grown on a handful of select vineyard sites in the Paso Robles AVA. Blessed with long summer days of intense sunshine, their near 100°F daytime temperatures are followed by chilly, ocean-cooled nights in the 50s. These Cabernet vines are naturally stressed in the dry, often very gravelly, and sometimes lime shale-laden soils. Water is at a premium in these vineyards, enabling the viticulturist to fine-tune irrigation, producing the darkest fruit with resolved tannins year after year.
JEB DUNNUCK 90 POINTS - "The 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon Hilltop is 96% Cabernet Sauvignon, with small amounts of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, aged in French oak. Solid darker currants, plums, leafy tobacco, and cedar pencil notes emerge from this varietally correct effort. It's medium-bodied and focused on the palate, showing an elegant mouthfeel, ripe tannins, and a great finish."
JEB DUNNUCK 90 POINTS - "The 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon Hilltop is 96% Cabernet Sauvignon, with small amounts of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, aged in French oak. Solid darker currants, plums, leafy tobacco, and cedar pencil notes emerge from this varietally correct effort. It's medium-bodied and focused on the palate, showing an elegant mouthfeel, ripe tannins, and a great finish."
