Oakville, Napa Valley, California, USA
Saturated red-ruby. Site-driven scents of black cherry, red- and blackcurrant, licorice, violet and sexy soil tones. Densely packed, youthful and rather elegantly styled, showing lovely inner-mouth lift to its slightly inky dark fruit, spice and graphite flavors. No easy sweetness here but this classically dry wine boasts excellent definition and inner-mouth tension. With its firm tannic structure this wine is still a baby, but it can still be enjoyed now with some decanting. More time in the cellar should bring greater complexity, though. This is one of Paul Hobbs's favorite vintages for this wine, from fruit picked on the later side. But he feels that the 2010 version is easier to drink in spite of its very primary character. (Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, July 2019)
Saturated red-ruby. Site-driven scents of black cherry, red- and blackcurrant, licorice, violet and sexy soil tones. Densely packed, youthful and rather elegantly styled, showing lovely inner-mouth lift to its slightly inky dark fruit, spice and graphite flavors. No easy sweetness here but this classically dry wine boasts excellent definition and inner-mouth tension. With its firm tannic structure this wine is still a baby, but it can still be enjoyed now with some decanting. More time in the cellar should bring greater complexity, though. This is one of Paul Hobbs's favorite vintages for this wine, from fruit picked on the later side. But he feels that the 2010 version is easier to drink in spite of its very primary character. (Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, July 2019)
Aug 29th, 2019
Shout out to @Craig Benner. Great wine in a sea of great wines tonight. Stupidly tannic still and needs a tom of time but the fruit stood out as being truly special.
Shout out to @Craig Benner. Great wine in a sea of great wines tonight. Stupidly tannic still and needs a tom of time but the fruit stood out as being truly special.
Jul 8th, 2016
Dark cherry, plum, kirsch, blueberry, chocolate and mint. M+ intensity on the nose and palate. Plum and black cherry. M- acid, m+ body, m+ finish and complexity. Beckstoffer To Kalon vineyard never disappoints.
Dark cherry, plum, kirsch, blueberry, chocolate and mint. M+ intensity on the nose and palate. Plum and black cherry. M- acid, m+ body, m+ finish and complexity. Beckstoffer To Kalon vineyard never disappoints.
Feb 24th, 2016
Pure fruit and soft tannin structure . Opened 3 hours before event! Wine Spec Tasting in NYC
Pure fruit and soft tannin structure . Opened 3 hours before event! Wine Spec Tasting in NYC
Oct 23rd, 2015Stunning wine, big tannin, well balanced
Stunning wine, big tannin, well balanced
Apr 20th, 2015
Tobacco, well aged, ripe lush dark fruit with great structure
Tobacco, well aged, ripe lush dark fruit with great structure
Apr 6th, 2015
This the best Cabernet I have ever had. Smooth and robust flavors. Fruit is polished and could probably age for another ten years or more.
This the best Cabernet I have ever had. Smooth and robust flavors. Fruit is polished and could probably age for another ten years or more.
Jan 13th, 2019Not a fan of Hobbs as a person (he's an arrogant ass), but the man can make some damn fine wine. Drinking very well for being so young
Not a fan of Hobbs as a person (he's an arrogant ass), but the man can make some damn fine wine. Drinking very well for being so young
Jul 8th, 2016
