Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon, Stagecoach Vineyard
Napa Valley
The Wine Advocate
Robert Parker
Vol. 150
12/23/2003
Score: 91 (100 possible)
The Cabernet Sauvignons from Paul Hobbs are brilliant in both 2001 and 2002.
More rustic tannin as well as a hint of astringency are noticeable in the 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon Stagecoach Vineyard (planted on a hillside above the Oakville Crossroads, near the famed Dalla Valle and Backus vineyards). Full-bodied and powerful, this macho effort needs to calm down. Notes of lead pencil shavings, crème de cassis, smoke, and licorice are followed by a full-bodied, intense red. It should shed enough tannin to become well-balanced.
