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2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard

Wine Details
Producer

Paul Hobbs

Place of Origin

United States

Sonoma

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon

Vintages
20222021202020192018201720162015201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003200220012000
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Paul Hobbs's 2016 Cabernets are just viscerally thrilling today as they were when I tasted them from barrel in that year. I have never seen a vintage here with this much richness, freshness and pure pedigree. The 2017s are shaping up to be quite beautiful as well, although they don't appear to have the depth of their older siblings. Then again, that would have been next to impossible given the challenges of the growing season.

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My tasting with Paul Hobbs took place a little later than normal because of the October fires. I was blown away by the quality and consistency of the 2016 Cabernets, which are some of the very finest wines I have ever tasted here. The 2016s are powerful, but they also have great energy and faithfully express the personality of their respective sites. The bottled 2015s have turned out as good or better than I had expected based on barrel tastings in the fall of 2016.