Paul Hobbs, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

(15,5/20) Rich and bold wine, very oaky, great concentration and length, but a bit too much of everything to my liking. There’s no elegance left. Medium intense aromas of ripe blackberry, black amarene cherry, black plum, vanilla, milk chocolate, coconut, caramel, mint, bay leaf. Dry wine, medium acidity, medium+ and supple tannins, full body, pronounced flavour intensity, long finish. 14,6% - Napa Valley tasting @ Best Bottles

2015 vintage

Phenomenal, and absolutely to no surprise. I've never had a bottle of this wine from any vintage that wasn't anything less than excellent. The Paul Hobbs house style sits at a midpoint between new world and old, which makes this wine a crowd pleaser in any company. This wine also is in unique company for me, along with Krug Grand Cuvee and the Kosta Browne appellation pinots, in that besides being extremely consistent vintage to vintage, sometimes I've found them …

2007 vintage

1hr decant. Dark red color. Very similar to previous notes/vintages. Dark cherries, cedar, caramel etc. Medium depth and finish.

2014 vintage

Peak condition. Rich and round. Not going to get any better I believe but no reason it can’t stay at this level for 5 or more years.

2014 vintage

holding together, don’t expect it to get any better but should last a while. A classic style Napa cab

2007 vintage

Super deep garnet colour. Plums and cassis on the nose. Good concentration, ripe and fragrant black fruits. Light graphite notes, on the mid-palate which shows a medium length finish. Structured but fine tannins, this has at least 10+ years ahead of it. At ten years, this was my last bottle and one I had kept since my wine adventure started in 2021. Did not even fool WMK for 10 seconds.. He immediately said "New world!" The vintage was more polarising, …

2015 vintage

Better than previous bottle by a little. More life and fruit, with some sweetness. Nice depth and improved finish.

2014 vintage

Rich nose of blackberry syrup and bay leaves. Full-bodied, this is unctuously rich with fine grained tannins still intact. Absolutely loaded with sweet blue and blackberry syrup and a hint of scorched earth. A bit one-dimensional, but most will LOVE for the sweet fruit. Drink now. 93

2015 vintage

Popped & poured but really started to show what its got after 60-75 min. Beautiful blue Fruit notes, well balanced acidity & tannin, medium long finish. Drinking very well.

2015 vintage

1hr+ decant. Very similar to the ‘14 Pride I had the night before. Not as bright and less fruit as this was more rustic and floral. This has a lot of life left in it. Finish was shorter than expected.

2014 vintage

This wine is very enjoyable now, but is most likely not at the best it has been. While opening up it quickly mellowed and became a softer simplified version of what it once was. There is purple fruit on the nose and tongue, more elderberry then blueberry. About 3/4 of the way through there is an earthy note that hints at where the wine is going. Drink this now if you still have it. It paired nicely with a quality …

2007 vintage

One of the 5 best bottles we've had in the last year. Great complexity and long finish. 2 hours of air, no decant. Think the window is pretty solid on this.

2015 vintage

Drinking perfectly.

2015 vintage

Well crafted wine absolutely hitting its stride this holiday season… Cheers!

2015 vintage

Wildly good. Red fruit, violets, licorice. Ultra balanced and very integrated tannins. Tons of structure and really pleasant to drink.

2010 vintage

Overly oaked, overly sweet. I just can't see the point on a wine like this, but I guess it fits the American palate.

2015 vintage

Similar notes as prior bottles. Holding nicely.

2015 vintage

Aromas of super ripe blackberries and black cherries, grilled herb switches, hot gravel, tilled soil and spring flowers. Rich and fullbodied with copious, sweet blackberry and black cherry, some herbal shadings and earth. Plush, the tannins caress the palate. Drink now-2028 92

2014 vintage

Excellent, decanted—black fruit, gravel, soft tannins perfectly drinking. Nice oak on finish

2003 vintage

Deep ruby color. Pronounced aromas of blackberries, plum, dried herbs, charred wood and leather. Medium tannins and acidity. Full bodied, high alcohol. Flavors consistent with aromas. Long, long finish. Some sediment. A delicious wine.

2015 vintage

Still going strong but I doubt there is any upside to holding. Drink up.

2001 vintage

Decanted 3 hours and enjoyed with a great home cooked short rib dinner. Fantastic nose, opened up with full blackberry tastes. Clean and lingering finish

2014 vintage

Drinking great now. Loads of ripe plum, cassis and cooling minerals.

2010 vintage

One of my favorites.

2015 vintage

Drank the last two bottles I still had from this vintage. Great time to drink because I don’t think this wine will get much better. 1 hour decant and the wine was in a perfect spot. Fruit still evident and long finish. Great Paul Hobbs Cab

2014 vintage

Was delicious. Forgot to review it while drinking but it aged nicely and had a very delicious long finish. It was the favorite amongst friends we had over for dinner.

2014 vintage

Had not tried a bottle in over 4 years. Dark fruit with hints of cherry on the nose. The palate was berries. dark cherry, plum, fig, tobacco and a touch of chocolate. The finish was long. Drank alongside a 2015 Beringer Private Reserve and this was everybody's favorite.

2015 vintage

Popped and poured with simple aeration. REALLY good. This will sing if you give it some decant.

2015 vintage

This is an excellent wine, used for our tasting group. Got rave reviews, with a blind tasting.

2014 vintage

Just so good ….consistent with my previous notes

2007 vintage

When I selected this bottle for dinner with grilled prime steaks (wife had filet; I had ribeye), I expected more...slightly disappointed, but the wine was still enjoyable, my expectations were not met, that's all. The tannins were a little more than I normally expect and the fruit had appeared to dissipate slightly (in 8 years?) or either the wine didn't hit it's mark in the beginning. We did decant and filter the wine for about 1 - 2 hours before …

2015 vintage

This is a conservative score. This is a bottling at the entry level in theory, but it always out performs. Really better than a lot of $200 a bottle cabernets

2007 vintage

great fun still well

2007 vintage

Excellent as always!

time in the cellar helped with this vintage. Well worth the wait

2015 vintage

Corked

2015 vintage

Very solid medium plus weight Napa cab.

2014 vintage

I'd call this 2015 vintage decent. Purple blue color, dark berry, dark currans, dark cherry, fruit forward with a somewhat lean and elegant profile. A medium bodied, tobacco plus wine with a hint of a mineral element. The mouthfeel; smooth and velvety tannins and a decent finish. Paul Hobbs makes solid wines and was one of my favorites but not so much these days. 92+ Points.

2015 vintage

awesome wine. tannins attenuated.

2001 vintage

What a great year for this Paul Hobbs Cab Sorry I only have two bottles left from 2014

2014 vintage

Is there a more consistently delicious Cabernet from Napa, vintage to vintage, at roughly the $100 price point, than Paul Hobbs? Of course, people have caught on how great this wine is, and it's no longer a $75 wine, and more a $110 wine. But factoring inflation, I think it's still worth it. Whether you're opening a bottle at 15 years of age or in its youth, you'll get a 93-95 point experience. Of course there's some extraordinary years like …

2010 vintage

Lunch at Wa-I to celebrate a few birthdays. Drank in Grassl Cru. Pop and poured. Under cork. Tasted blind. Appearance is clear, deep intensity, blackish ruby colour. Legs. Nose is clean, pronounced intensity, with aromas of black plums, plush blackberries, mint leaf, milky vanilla oak, fresh black leather. Developing. On the palate, dry, high acidity, high alcohol (14.6%), fine silky high tannins, very full body. Pronounced flavour intensity, with flavours of plush black plums, blackberries, blackcurrant berries, black pepper, mint …

2015 vintage

Five years later and this is still a great wine. Deep purple in the glass. Aromatics of dark fruits and some leather at this point. Two hour decant and drank over two hours and this continued to evolve. Lingered on the palate. Paired well with grilled ribeyes. This has many years left although was my last bottle.

2010 vintage

If any of you have connected my dots you have seen me not impressed with four or five older Napa cabs. Happily here my patience was rewarded. This is a classic Napa cab, but evolving, balanced, great on palate, better the second eve, rewarding secondaries. Whew.

2007 vintage

Multiple tastings with consistent notes, dark Smoky fruit flavors. One of my favorites.

2015 vintage

I believe this will tip over to 4.0 or even 4.2 stars in circa 2 to 3 years, for now it takes a bit of patience to coax the best out of this Napa. My contribution to a reunion and happy hour session at Butchers Table in Hartamas. I had popped this at 4pm, back in the cellar uncorked for two hours prior to going to BT, and serving this at say 7pm. The balance improved but some may say …

2015 vintage

Deep purple and ruby and dense. Blackberry, dry leather, bramble nose. Thick legs. On the palate, blackberry, licorice, slight vanilla, black peppery long dry finish. Not my style but still well made

2015 vintage

How do you not love this? Deep purplish to garnet core with heavy legs. Nose; cassis, blackcurrant, cherry, wet cigar, cigar box & hint of white pepper/ mint. Palate; fruit bomb with vanilla creme brulee, savory notes with the white pepper & cinnamon spice at the end. Mouthfeel; smooth and velvety tannins with silky finish providing a long enjoyable finish. One of the best wines I tasted for a while

2015 vintage

Nose is still closed but you can smell notes of cassis, spices, toast, pencil lead, black currant and berry. Medium+ acidity and high tannin. Tannin is not harsh. Decanted for 2 hours. On the palate is little sweet, typical of US wine.

2014 vintage

Multiple tastings with consistent notes. Classic Paul Hobbs Cabernet, drinking perfectly.

2010 vintage

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