Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

Solid Pinot from Paul Hobbs. Layers of red fruit. Finely balanced.

Vintage 2018 | spicy and supple, good effort

Tart cherries, dried red berries backed up by backing spices. Beautiful body and length for a Pinot. Deep ruby/garnet in the glass. Beautiful all-around!

A good example of what Sonoma Coast PN should be. Restrained and not a big cherry cola bomb like so many PNs from this region tend to be. Still, a fuller body than the PN made to the north. A nice balance and a very nice price.

Medium Ruby, with aheady bouquet of violet, black cherry, black raspberry and plum. Very ripe but well-balanced, with firm acidity. Very much a New World Pinot, almost voluptuous in its texture.

Nice new world Pinot. Feels likes it's been pumped with something a bit heavier, but maintains a lot of the rocky textures. Good stuff. Spicy even.

Mr Hobbs well done.

Growing up on a working farm in NY, Paul experienced first-hand the influence of terroir on the character of fruit, his father had him taste apples of the same variety grown in different orchards several miles apart from one another. Aromas of berry fruits and herb notes. On the palate juicy blackberry and strawberry with black tea and herb spice. Elegant soft savory tannins on lingering finish ending with mineral tones.

Sweet fruit, supple mouthfeel and ready to drink.

Bright cherry, hint of anise, and wonderful balance of acidity. Nicely balanced especially for this area.