Thread: 2008 Paul Hobbs Cabernet

Bi!!;1756341 Wrote:
> Met a friend last night for dinner at my favorite restaurant. Love
> the grilled Onglet so I ordered a bottle of 2008 Paul Hobbs Napa
> Valley Cabernet. He bought dinner I bought the wine. We started with
> a glass of NV Rene Geoffroy Rose Champagne. Nice mousse, firm flavors
> with cherry and ripe strawberry flavors. Nice change of pace served
> with a mortadella and roasted beet salad. The 2008 Paul Hobbs
> Cabernet was a real surprise. Deep purple in the glass with a ton of
> cassis and a hint of oaky vanilla on the nose. Medium weight, smooth
> and polished. Black cherry, black currant a bit of wet gravel on the
> finish. Smooth ripe tannins. "B+/A-"

I've never tried 2008 Paul Hobbs Napa before, but after reading this,
I'll consider it on my next wine tasting.




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neilsamsung