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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 94 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Mon.Maultiere on 6/18/2023 & rated 89 points: Drunk for dinner of beef fillet and roast aubergine. 14.7%. Rich deep garnet. Nose of blackcurrents and blackberries. Tannins still very much in evidence. A bit two dimensional, lacking complexity and evolution, even though it was rich and full. Has moderate length with the alcohol evident throughout. Overall felt heavy going after the first glass. Good potential on the nose but then increasingly disappointing and hard work. Out of balance for my palate. It is a fierce wine that needs a large chunk of meat to tame. (379 views) | | | Tasted by Sue Mc on 10/18/2022: Elk steaks! (686 views) | | | Tasted by Central Coast Sharon on 10/16/2021: So freaking good. Dark fruit on the palate. A lot of depth, fruit, balance. Drinking very well for a 2006 – can keep this a bit longer. Luckily, we have more! (1263 views) | | | Tasted by callmeacab22 on 5/26/2018 & rated 89 points: Have been holding a single bottle for a special occasion. Although I was expecting a "bigger" cab, it was unexpectedly soft and smooth over two nights ... maybe even lacking some flavor depth. (2943 views) | | | Tasted by Jerry 3 on 1/8/2017 & rated 93 points: great nose and body
went well with Duck (4409 views) | | | Tasted by andyrowe on 2/15/2016 & rated 94 points: Opened and decanted for two hours, very closed and tannins overwhelmed. Ready to dismiss, next evening it was open alive and wonderful. So long decant required, next bottle I will try about 8 hours. (5390 views) | | | Tasted by Yack Man on 2/10/2016 & rated 91 points: Paul Hobbs use to be my favorite Cab. This 2006 is drinking nicely with some air time. Plumb, raises, cassis, and dark fruit, showing nice balance. There was a time when I thought of Paul Hobbs as a big wine but this is more like a mid range and some what soft, yet elegant and a well made Cab. There is still some life in this Cab after 10 years. (5561 views) | | | Tasted by wineshaman on 4/19/2015 & rated 91 points: Decanted 1 hr, better showing than last bottle,Lenny of plum, currants, cassis, still some tannins to shed. Paired well with thick filet, this could be a battle between fruit and tannins. (5315 views) | | | Tasted by UpfromtheCellar on 1/17/2015 & rated 88 points: Nice but over hyped.
I get that Paul is an American Wine Treasure and his attention to detail has changed the rules of the game for many of his competitors, but this bottling is a decent well made proper bottling, nothing inspirational.
A great artist delivers across the board. Not just at the top end. (4202 views) | | | Tasted by campomizzi on 1/10/2015 & rated 92 points: A solid wine from one of my favorite producers. A big wine that benefited from decanting. Tasted against an Oakville powerhouse and was a clear winner. The wine was smooth and refined despite the initial rush of tannins. Good currant and berry flavors with a hint of minerality. The time in the bottle and in the decanter produced a very fine wine as expected from Paul Hobbs. (2982 views) | | | Tasted by winejnky on 1/4/2015 & rated 88 points: Once again this has good bones, but even after a two hour decant this wine is fairly closed and reticent. Shows more structure than fruit, subdued. (1912 views) | | | Tasted by UpfromtheCellar on 11/8/2014 & rated 90 points: Vanilla and plum on the nose, sweet cab fruit on the palate with acids and some minerality. Actually tasted better day two as it rounded and filled out.
By the third day it was showing its age. (2182 views) | | | Tasted by efc on 3/3/2014 & rated 90 points: Stunning nose of blackberry, plum and black raspberry and oak that envelopes your nose with a hint of pencil lead. Opaque purple in color with long legs. Enticing. Acidity to match the fine grained tannins that were medium plus. Nice length with fruits as above. Well rounded but could have had a little more depth. It became short after 2 1/2 hours. Drink up! (2665 views) | | | Tasted by winejnky on 12/31/2013 & rated 88 points: This is a very good CS, but at this price point you need more to merit a 9-handle. Deep black, smoky overtones and blackberry, dry with some herbal elements, not quite juicy enough and kind of hollow on the finish. Decanted two hours. (2361 views) | | | Tasted by unrelenting on 9/12/2013 & rated 91 points: very chocolaty and hedonistic but is it much more than a party wine? No structure; modest, very hot nose. (2714 views) | | | Tasted by Baron Slick on 8/25/2013 & rated 92 points: The bottle threw a little sediment so decanted. Deep crimson appearance. Vibrant aromas of black and red currants, cherries, vanilla, and pencil shavings; whiffs of chocolate and cigar box. The full-bodied palate is precise, intense, structured, and balanced, displaying an approachable grip, lots of red currant and red berry fruit, a flashy streak of acidity, and plenty of flinty, rocky minerality that lingers on the finish. This flaunts plenty of swag, gaining depth and persistence throughout the evening. (2740 views) | | | Tasted by Napacablover on 8/11/2013 & rated 91 points: Nice nose - big bold wine with notes of tobacco. (2612 views) | | | Tasted by wineshaman on 8/10/2013 & rated 88 points: Decanter end 1hr, this bottle was a bit disappointing, somewhat harsh and disjointed, perhaps an off bottle. Certainly a decent cab, but not as good as was expecting from a producer of the likes of Paul Hobbs! (1943 views) | | | Tasted by iamandyc on 7/29/2013 & rated 92 points: Decanted for an hour. Well put together for a 2006 Napa cab. Full bodied style - not a ton of finesse but balanced. Tannins were nicely supportive of the big cassis fruit. Some cedar notes on a rather short finish. Smooth. (1902 views) | | | Tasted by OneLastSyrah on 12/9/2012 & rated 92 points: 14.7% ABV. Popped and Poured. Opaque dark garnet in the glass. Less noticeably oaky than the last time I tasted it a year ago, but still evolving slowly. Solid example of Napa Cabernet with cedar, toasted oak and black currant fruit. Full bodied. Tasty. (2917 views) | | | Tasted by Jhcwine on 12/8/2012 & rated 91 points: Nose - 92. - big, abit tannic, then softened over evening
Palette - full, pickling (2536 views) | | | Tasted by Mh33 on 9/28/2012 & rated 89 points: good wine. not as good as previous - just did not open all the way. (2864 views) | | | Tasted by Yack Man on 7/5/2012 & rated 89 points: This is good but I agree with awise45:
Good, but not great, and far less impressive than the last bottle opened. Pleasant light fruit and berry flavors, but lacking in depth. (3674 views) | | | Tasted by Engelund on 5/10/2012 & rated 91 points: Smagt på restaurant i NY til 125 USD. Mørkerød, duft med toner af bær, fad og en tone vanille. Smagen er virkelig lækker blød rund og lang. Smagt til bøf med side dishes. Mums (3684 views) | | | Tasted by stevenp22 on 1/31/2012 & rated 90 points: Great wine (3490 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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WineAlign (3/16/2011)
(Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley red) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Szabo, MS
WineAlign (3/9/2011)
(Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, May/June 2008, IWC Issue #138
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| Paul Hobbs Producer websiteCabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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