Paul Hobbs, Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, St. Helena
Paul Hobbs · California › St. Helena › United States of America
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
94
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54
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Taster #1409
· Mar 23, 2024
94/100
Good California Cab, no decant complex nose of cassis, cherries, blueberries, mulberries, licorice and herbs. Palate has sweet rich tannins, black and blue fruit and long mouth-coating finish
2009 vintage
Taster #4929
· May 6, 2023
94/100
Brought by Garth to our kickoff summer party, double decanted prior to arrival. My WOTN. Great fruit, heft, intensity, and minerality, for me an ideal CA cab. Thanks, Garth for brining this!
2009 vintage
Taster #7780
· May 1, 2022
Kind of a gooey hot mess IMHO. Chengdu Impression free for all wine dinner Yarom group.
2009 vintage
Taster #1807
· Nov 22, 2021
93/100
Proud to be the first since JSMORRIS to review this one in a while. Enjoyed over three days. Dense, ripe and pure fruit. LPV is one of my favorites. Great fruit and well-made. Some might be turned away by the mint and graphite notes. Can seem mildly green at times but thats just the acid and isnt noticeable when you pair the wine.
2009 vintage
Taster #9112
· Aug 22, 2020
97/100
Double decanted for 2 hrs, deep ruby, black cherry, med. tannins, long finish; outstanding, drink or hold
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Taster #9112
· Mar 28, 2020
96/100
Similar to prior note after a 2 hr double decant; outstanding & perfect with my grilled prime ribeye, drink or hold
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Taster #9112
· Aug 25, 2019
96/100
Another delicious bottle after a 2 hr double decant with a lovely brunch at Gabriel's, drink or hold
2009 vintage
Taster #9112
· Jun 29, 2019
96/100
Similar to prior notes after a 90 min. double decant; delicious, drink or hold
2009 vintage
Taster #9112
· May 18, 2019
96/100
From memory after a 2 hr double decant; outstanding, drink or hold, no rush
2009 vintage
Taster #9986
· Mar 3, 2019
95/100
Drank at Lenoir dinner, several people called it WOTN, a creamy, smooth feel full of dark berry, coffee, licorice and exotic spice. Drinking very well right now.
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Taster #9112
· Feb 22, 2019
95/100
From a new 6 pack, similar to prior note except tasting a little younger & was better on day 2; delicious but needs more time/ air
2009 vintage
Taster #9206
· Feb 18, 2019
90/100
The nose on this is black cherry and coffee. This is a very full bodied black fruited pinot. The palate comes on with concentrated fruit of black cherry, earth and olives. There is not much subtlety here today. More of a pinot for cab lovers. Like a red corton is burgundy in a hot year. May evolve and get better over time.
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Taster #9112
· Dec 1, 2018
96/100
Double decanted for 1.5 hrs, deep ruby, black cherry, med. tannins, long finish; delicious, drink or hold
2009 vintage
Taster #9206
· Oct 7, 2018
93/100
This has aged quite well and better than othe recent Paul Hobbs pinots I have recently had. Pretty nose of red fruit and licorice with a big structure palate that remains quite well balanced with concentrated flavors of Pinot red and black fruit, new saddle leather and earth
2009 vintage
Taster #8136
· Jul 12, 2018
91/100
A little closed down on the nose. Black cherry primary fruit. Overall balanced but not giving particularly memorable flavors at this time.
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Taster #3453
· Jul 5, 2018
97/100
inky, dark berries, rich and complex with a long finish. Slow-oxed for 3 hours and decanted at restaurant.
2009 vintage
Taster #9112
· May 26, 2018
96/100
SO'd overnight then decanted for an hour & then back in the bottle, med. ruby, dark fruit, med/firm tannins, long finish; delicious, drink or hold (definitely no rush)
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Taster #0740
· Apr 7, 2018
94/100
Fantastic, very well made. A sophisticated pinot with nice subtleties. Drink or hold.
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Taster #2644
· Aug 6, 2017
95/100
Beckstoffer Tasting (Lincoln Square Steaks, NYC) : My last bottle, and no real change in my notes from the one I had last April.
2009 vintage
Taster #1302
· Apr 1, 2017
95/100
Oakville more Options4/1/2017 - I LIKE THIS WINE: 95 points (Edit) Outstanding Calif. Cab. Loads of black fruit on the nose but plenty of other elements as well. Tobacco, mocha, spice, licorice all show up and blend with the fruit to make a delicious melange from the nose through the long finish. Most of those tasting tonight preferred this cuveè over the also fantastic 2008 Continuum although I gave a very slight edge to the Tim Mondavi effort. The 15.1 …
2009 vintage
Taster #0842
· Mar 26, 2017
88/100
Decanted 5 hours. Texturally a nightmare with an overly viscous, chalky and syrupy body. Chalky blackberry, espresso, aged leather, and viscous artificial cherry syrup. Began to separate and disjoin the more it sat in the decanter. Not sure what's going on here.
2009 vintage
Taster #1302
· Jun 30, 2016
92/100
Never developed much an hour after opening. Dense, tight tannins kept the nice dark fruit flavors from showing their potential. My least favorite of the PH Beckstoffers.
2009 vintage
Taster #0855
· Apr 13, 2016
95/100
Full bodied with big fruit to balance tannins and just enough acid. All tied together with excellent integration and firm backbone. PDQ95
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Taster #2644
· Apr 1, 2016
95/100
I had this on April Fool's, but this wine is no joke! Decanted at a restaurant and allowed to breathe for about 30 minutes before starting to drink it. While it continued to evolve and get better over the course of the dinner (90 minutes) it was drinking great right away. The only thing keeping it from a higher score, was the finish. I thought it a touch short for anything above a 95. Remarkably well balanced and it is …
2009 vintage
Taster #5385
· Nov 4, 2015
93/100
This is a great wine. Probably a little too good for a weeknight drinker but oh well. It's a bit on the ripe and hot side for a typical Pinot but still very good.
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Taster #0740
· Aug 2, 2015
92/100
Typical Hobbs style and really consistent across his Pinots. More powerful and complex than the basic RRV bottlings. 92/93
2009 vintage
Taster #2251
· Dec 13, 2014
91/100
Very good. Expressive nose. Consumed in an evening following 2009 Kosta Brown Keefer and 2009 DuMol Ryan. While nice, this bottle trailed those by a substantial margin. 91+.
2009 vintage
Taster #7234
· Sep 19, 2014
95/100
Dark fruits, bittersweet chocolate, cassis -- unmistakably California Cabernet -- but without the excessive alcohol and overly concentrated nature of so many other high-end California Cabernets. This wine is bright and elegant. Bravo.
2009 vintage
Taster #0842
· Jun 13, 2014
94/100
Going to keep this one simple Color- murky brick Nose- chalky blackberry, eucalyptus, and vanilla. Taste- viscous cherry syrup Finish- short but smooth http://maxsatisfactionwine.com/post/88723188354
2009 vintage
Taster #1302
· Oct 21, 2013
93/100
Deep ruby color with concentrated nose of ripe fruit. Beautifully balanced and integrated. Rich, yet elegant, with a smooth finish.
2009 vintage
Taster #9751
· Aug 24, 2013
92/100
The wine looks Inky colored. The legs are Slow. It smells like Vanilla, Toast, and Alcohol/Hot. It tastes like Prune, Light toast, Oak, and Vanilla and some licorice. The body is Medium/Full. The wine has Silky texture. The wine finishes Long.
2009 vintage
Taster #2251
· Aug 17, 2012
92/100
WOTN ahead of Rochioli RRV and Williams-Selyem RRV due to combination of aromatic nose of fruit, light spice and hint of almond combined with complex palet and acid balance; other two were very good but lacked the complexity provided by the Hobbs UV. 92+
2009 vintage
Taster #8811
· Sep 17, 2011
93/100
The best of the three Pinots I tried that day from Hobbs.
2009 vintage