2012 Paul Hobbs Pinot Noir Russian River Valley

Community Tasting Notes (39) Avg Score: 91.2 points

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  9/21/2021 - Thief Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Blackberry. Rich textured and layered. Real treat.

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  6/6/2021 - ElAzul Likes this wine: 93 Points

  A very impressive well balanced PN that has a vibrant red fruit aroma that delivers savory black cherry fruit and excellent acidity. Matched well tonight with grilled rib eye and last night with grilled lamb chops. I only bought three and this is the last and best of them. Just now hitting its stride and could hold up easily another five years. 2012 continues to be an excellent California PN year.

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  8/20/2020 - wpiers wrote: 92 Points

  Still drinking just fine.

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  8/15/2020 - Bozekt wrote: 90 Points

  Nose of dried red fruits - cherry, raspberry, cranberry, with baked earth and cardamom. Palate was silky smooth, with similar flavors, med acidity, med-minus tannin, and moderate complexity and finish. ABV at 14.4 and balanced well. It kinda fell off after about 3 hours, but drank well even if a little on the mature side. A little past prime, but still beautiful with Memphis BBQ St. Louis style ribs - acidity held up nicely with fatty meat and spice box notes accented smokiness in sauce. Drink now.

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  3/15/2020 - VlgJeff wrote: 89 Points

  PnP, but continued to open for about 15 minutes or so. Only slightly better showing than the previous bottle four months ago. Aromas of dark red fruit and earth. Medium bodied palate shows the same dark red fruit (but with less presence) and earth, but with more acidity than needed to balance. Any tannins are completely integrated.
  I still believe that this wine is fading, so drink up soon. It seems the non-vineyard designated pinots are best enjoyed between 3 and 6-7 years after vintage, while you're giving the vineyard designates time to come into their own.

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