Third of three bottles, with consistent notes - the wine has always been a step short, especially when compared to the lustrous 2009. A little short of the finish, a slight green note on the nose, and tannins that will outlive the fruit. A decent wine, but ultimately my least favorite of all the vintages I have tasted from Hobel.
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Theme was Napa floor. This was glorious, and definitely could go some. Integrated, lots of fruit, resolved, but plenty of structure. Wish I had many more.
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Still going strong with its fruit. Nuance is more apparent now with the structure now being more evident to me. Not sure if it will hold up for 20+ yrs though 5-10 yrs seems like a good bet.
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9/16/2023 - Cow Town wrote: 89 Points
Third of three bottles, with consistent notes - the wine has always been a step short, especially when compared to the lustrous 2009. A little short of the finish, a slight green note on the nose, and tannins that will outlive the fruit. A decent wine, but ultimately my least favorite of all the vintages I have tasted from Hobel.
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2/24/2023 - Tony Poli wrote: 90 Points
Theme was Napa floor. This was glorious, and definitely could go some. Integrated, lots of fruit, resolved, but plenty of structure. Wish I had many more.
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5/8/2022 - Backdoctor wrote: 92 Points
always good. Was a pop and pour, still has plenty fruit. Tannins are smooth, it's well balanced
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3/11/2022 - JonnyG wrote: 87 Points
The green notes are winning out of the fruit, making the wine a bit astringent
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1/1/2021 - etc Likes this wine:
Still going strong with its fruit. Nuance is more apparent now with the structure now being more evident to me. Not sure if it will hold up for 20+ yrs though 5-10 yrs seems like a good bet.
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