Paul Hobbs Coombsville Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
94+ Points, Parker’s Wine Advocate – 94 Points, James Suckling
I snagged an unbeatable deal for the first Coombsville Cabernet that Paul Hobbs ever made. It used to be his Napa Valley Cabernet, but since all the fruit that went into the wine came from Coombsville, Hobbs made the switch with the 2018 vintage.
This is a beautiful, dark-fruited treat with blue and black fruits, sweet tobacco, and creme de cassis. It’s so beautifully made and structurally sound that it’s no wonder that Wine Spectator gushed over this gem, labeling it as “A textbook introduction to Coombsville.”
Original price was: $135.00.$89.00Current price is: $89.00.
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94+ Points, Parker’s Wine Advocate
This is the first vintage for this label. In fact, this replaces the “Napa Valley” label, but since all the wine now comes from the Coombsville AVA (and mostly from their estate), it now carries the Coombsville name. Deep garnet-purple in color, the nose of the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Coombsville is redolent of Morello cherries, boysenberries and cassis with hints of lilacs, cinnamon stick and dried herbs. The medium to full-bodied palate has vibrant black fruit flavors with a soft texture and nice tension, finishing with a red fruit lift.
94 Points, Jeb Dunnuck
Attractive aromas of blue fruit, mint, bark and sweet tobacco follow through to a medium body with fine tannins and a lovely, balanced finish. Not the biggest wine, but all about finesse and deliciousness. This is a change for the Napa Valley bottling, from mostly Paul Hobbs vineyards in Coombsville. Drink after 2022.
Paul Hobbs is truly one of the finest, most illustrious wineries in all of America. The man himself has a resume unlike just about anyone else, with stints at Robert Mondavi, Opus One, and Simi. His own winery has had countless praise heaped upon it from day one, including the rare-air distinction of joining the Robert Parker, Jr. 100-point club alongside true wine royalty.
The winery has built an extraordinary reputation for making the best of the best in Cabernet, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay from some of the most exclusive, lavish sites in all of the U.S. Each vintage, Paul seemingly effortlessly manages to get the most out of the Russian River Valley, Sonoma Coast, and Napa Valley AVAs, making wines that uniquely exemplify each individual terroir. If we can nab something, it’s usually the Crossbarn Cabs or maybe even the Estate. But today, my old buddy has thrown us one big ol’ juicy bone.
We’re lucky enough to have a few cases of a true Paul Hobbs gem, his Coombsville AVA Cabernet. Not only that, but this is his first ever bottling of this wine – giving you a little taste of winemaking history. You know his single-vineyard Cabs go for $300-400/btl, but the AVA-specific Cabs are, to me, every bit as electric—just without some of the fanfare.
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