Region: Napa Valley, California

Vintage: 2021

Composition: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

History: The story of Hobel Wines began in 1998 when Cameron first met friend and winemaker Thomas Brown in Napa. Cameron was the Director of Business Development at Winebid.com, and Thomas was an Assistant Winemaker at Turley Wine Cellars. Their mutual love of great wine led to many shared dinners and glasses of wine, where they discussed the prospect of finding a project that would allow them to work together in producing a world-class wine. The opportunity arose eleven years later with the 2009 Hobel Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.

Notes:

“This northeastern Calistoga site always produces wines with great power, broad-shouldered and structured with abundant but ripe tannin. This trait coupled with the natural bigness of the 2021 vintage means this wine will take either a few years to unwind or several hours of decanting fully.” – Thomas River Brown.