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2018 Paul Hobbs Lindsay Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir

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2018 Paul Hobbs Lindsay Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir

RATINGS

99Jeb Dunnuck

...notes of raspberries, spice box, dried cherries, and assorted flowery incense and tea notes, it's wonderfully complex and medium to full-bodied, with seamless tannins and a great finish.

95The Wine Advocate

...gorgeous wine. It has scents of fresh cranberries, blackberries and oolong tea leaves with touches of dried violets and citrus peel. Medium-bodied, it's surprisingly concentrated in the mouth, packed with perfumed fruits and wrapped in a silky frame, finishing very long.

93Wine Spectator

Pure, powerful and savory, with intense hot stone notes to the dried berry, cherry and cooking spice flavors. The tensile finish features slate and flint accents.

93Vinous / IWC

...fragrant and light on its feet. Rose petal, blood orange, raspberry, mint and dried flowers are some of the notes that are woven together in this delicate, understated Russian River Pinot from Paul Hobbs.

93-94James Suckling

This is a dense, layered pinot with attractive richness and spiciness. Lightly chewy tannins.

PRODUCER

Paul Hobbs

Paul Hobbs is a boutique winery in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma County, California. It was founded in 1991 by Paul Hobbs, who worked at Robert Mondavi, Opus One and Simi Winery in various winemaking capacities before starting his own winery. He also consulted in Argentina, and now makes Malbecs from Argentina with other business partners under the Vina Cobos label. Hobbs uses grapes from numerous vineyards under contract to his estate to make well-reviewed Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. His wines from the several Beckstoffer vineyards and the Hyde vineyard are particularly noteworthy. Robert M. Parker Jr. has called Hobbs “one of the great names in winemaking…(he makes) full-throttle, intense wines made with classical European methods.”

REGION

United States, California, Sonoma, Russian River Valley

Russian River Valley AVA is named for the river that meanders from Mendocino County in the north until it finally runs into the Pacific Ocean north of San Francisco. The AVA is cool thanks to its proximity to the northern California coast and the river, and grape growers must learn to deal with regular fog. Nevertheless in recent decades the AVA has become one of the best in the state, meaning that its wines often earn excellent reviews and have considerable cachet. The AVA status was awarded in 1983 and today the appellation has 15,000 vineyard acres. Chardonnay is the most widely planted grape though Pinot Noir has also been very successful in recent decades. Russian River Valley Pinot Noir are known for being rich, lush and filled with concentrated fruit and berry flavors. Russian River Pinot Noirs are today considered some of the best domestic Pinot Noirs.

TYPE

Red Wine, Pinot Noir

This red wine is relatively light and can pair with a wide variety of foods. The grape prefers cooler climates and the wine is most often associated with Burgundy, Champagne and the U.S. west coast. Regional differences make it nearly as fickle as it is flexible.