The story of Hobel Wine Works began in 1998, when Cameron Hobel first met friend and winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown in Napa. Cameron was working as the Director of Business Development of a wine auction site and Thomas was working as 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 finally arose eleven years later, with the premier release of the 2009 Hobel Cabernet. The 2021 vintage is the thirteenth vintage, fully crafted by Thomas Rivers Brown and will really wow you, it is truly AMAZING! We also have an INAUGURAL RELEASE with the new “THE CUT” Cabernet Sauvignon in the lineup.
Hobel 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon “The Figure” Napa Valley
Retail $160.00 – GGWC $149.99
FREE SHIPPING on 6 or more
Use code HOBEL during checkout (mix & match with other Hobel OK)
FMW 99 Points: “The 2021 Hobel The Figure is truly a wonderful classic Cabernet that exhibits many of the qualities of this vineyard. The 2021 The Figure shows off a black and dark purple hue. On the nose, you are greeted by bright aromas of black stone fruits, and a touch of cedar and tobacco leaf. There is great and bold fruit density on the luscious palette offering up black fruit – plums, cherries, boysenberries, and a whiff of dark chocolate and toasty vanilla. This youngster is nicely framed by dusty, yet silky tannins.
Winery Notes: ”Again hailing from Block 1B in the Pozzan Vineyard, this wine is true to form in 2021. Sadly, the yields were minuscule, and we bottled just over 50 cases, 50% less production than in 2019. Opening a bottle just one day after bottling, the wine showed explosive aromas of cinnamon and nutmeg followed by plum and dried strawberry. The palate is lush and dense with immense fruit. After a few days, the nose has added notes of cocoa powder, sandalwood, and pine resin. The palate still oozes fruit with hints of chocolate, brown sugar, and oak.”
Thomas Rivers Brown: “This wine is remarkably approachable for the vintage. Once again, it is also the most complete wine at release of all three bottlings. It features a mix of fruit colors and a firm acid backbone that gives the wine its initial aromatic pop and its length. We are hoping for a long future with this A+ Calistoga site.”
Hobel 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon “The Birdseye” Napa Valley
Retail $160.00 – GGWC $149.99
FREE SHIPPING on 6 or more
Use code HOBEL during checkout (mix & match with other Hobel OK)
FMW 98+ Points: “This is the third release. The 2021 “The Birdseye” Cabernet is sourced from a beautiful block of Phillips Clone Cabernet (budwood coming from an Oakville vineyard) from the venerable Larkmead Vineyard. The Birdseye Cabernet has a bright crimson robe and exudes notes of cedar, walnut husk, cinnamon, bark, chocolate, and plums. The bold medium to full-bodied wine offers up a lush, yet intense mouthfeel showing of its panache from start to finish. The palate is coated with layers of bittersweet chocolate, black currant, cherries, and a hint of leather. This is a wine that could use some time in the cellar, although a good two-hour decant will show you what this wine has to offer.”
Winery Notes: “2021 marks our second release of The Birdseye. The Calistoga sites we work with show more of a savory component in the wine and The Birdseye, hailing from Block C9 of the Larkmead Vineyard, is amplified in this respect. The 2021 Birdseye has intense spice notes and aromas of dark chocolate shavings, cherries, plums, orange rind, and a whiff of camphor. Medium weight and velvety on the palate, there is so much personality from the vintage’s lower yields in this wine that the finish is endless.”
Thomas Rivers Brown: “We always thought of Calistoga as producing red-fruited, generous Cabernets given the heat the up-valley sees. Larkmead has changed our perception of what’s possible in this part of Napa. This wine always leads with a varietal savory-ness that helps showcase varietal and site over vintage and house style. Walnut husk, tobacco, loam, mint, and plum give this wine an old-school Napa feel, harkening back to the wines of the 70s and 80s”
Hobel 2021 “The Cut” Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley “Inaugural Release”
Retail $160.00 – GGWC $149.99
FREE SHIPPING on 6 or more
Use code HOBEL during checkout (mix & match with other Hobel OK)
FMW 97+ Points: This inaugural release sports a ruby/purplish hue. Sourced from the Winfield vineyard, this wine offers up sultry aromas of blue and blackberries, white chocolate, and pencil-shaving aromas. On the full-bodied palate, this wine boasts loads of remarkable and bright black and blue stone fruits, and a great balance from start to finish. This wine is showing surprisingly well young, but I would recommend cellar it for some years to come. If you really can’t wait… decant it for a good two+ hours, and you’ll see what this inaugural wine is all about”
Winery Notes: “Making its debut in 2021, The Cut is our first vintage from the Winfield Vineyard in Calistoga. Winfield Vineyard is perched on a bench above the Valley floor and we source the grapes for The Cut from Block 5 of this 12-acre vineyard. Shortly after bottling, this wine was showing dark purple with aromas of boysenberry, blackberry, hints of cassis, bay leaf, and tree bark. After a couple of days, the wine became more earthy, resiny, and structured. Super concentrated, The Cut is the most powerful of the Hobels in 2021. A very exciting start for The Cut!”
Thomas Rivers Brown: “Coming exclusively from the Clone 7 in Block 5 of the Winfield Vineyard, this wine is the most black-fruited of our 2021 trio. 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 fully unwind or several hours of decanting”
Click here or on the links above to order!
Call 415-337-4083 (landline, please do not text here – we will not receive
it)
email frank@ggwc.com for availability and priority allocation
Hobel 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon “The Figure” Napa ValleyRetail $160.00 – GGWC $149.99
FREE SHIPPING on 6 or more
Use code HOBEL during checkout (mix & match with other Hobel OK)
FMW 99 Points: “The 2021 Hobel The Figure is truly a wonderful classic Cabernet that exhibits many of the qualities of this vineyard. The 2021 The Figure shows off a black and dark purple hue. On the nose, you are greeted by bright aromas of black stone fruits, and a touch of cedar and tobacco leaf. There is great and bold fruit density on the luscious palette offering up black fruit – plums, cherries, boysenberries, and a whiff of dark chocolate and toasty vanilla. This youngster is nicely framed by dusty, yet silky tannins.
Winery Notes: ”Again hailing from Block 1B in the Pozzan Vineyard, this wine is true to form in 2021. Sadly, the yields were minuscule, and we bottled just over 50 cases, 50% less production than in 2019. Opening a bottle just one day after bottling, the wine showed explosive aromas of cinnamon and nutmeg followed by plum and dried strawberry. The palate is lush and dense with immense fruit. After a few days, the nose has added notes of cocoa powder, sandalwood, and pine resin. The palate still oozes fruit with hints of chocolate, brown sugar, and oak.”
Thomas Rivers Brown: “This wine is remarkably approachable for the vintage. Once again, it is also the most complete wine at release of all three bottlings. It features a mix of fruit colors and a firm acid backbone that gives the wine its initial aromatic pop and its length. We are hoping for a long future with this A+ Calistoga site.”
Hobel 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon “The Birdseye” Napa ValleyRetail $160.00 – GGWC $149.99
FREE SHIPPING on 6 or more
Use code HOBEL during checkout (mix & match with other Hobel OK)
FMW 98+ Points: “This is the third release. The 2021 “The Birdseye” Cabernet is sourced from a beautiful block of Phillips Clone Cabernet (budwood coming from an Oakville vineyard) from the venerable Larkmead Vineyard. The Birdseye Cabernet has a bright crimson robe and exudes notes of cedar, walnut husk, cinnamon, bark, chocolate, and plums. The bold medium to full-bodied wine offers up a lush, yet intense mouthfeel showing of its panache from start to finish. The palate is coated with layers of bittersweet chocolate, black currant, cherries, and a hint of leather. This is a wine that could use some time in the cellar, although a good two-hour decant will show you what this wine has to offer.”
Winery Notes: “2021 marks our second release of The Birdseye. The Calistoga sites we work with show more of a savory component in the wine and The Birdseye, hailing from Block C9 of the Larkmead Vineyard, is amplified in this respect. The 2021 Birdseye has intense spice notes and aromas of dark chocolate shavings, cherries, plums, orange rind, and a whiff of camphor. Medium weight and velvety on the palate, there is so much personality from the vintage’s lower yields in this wine that the finish is endless.”
Thomas Rivers Brown: “We always thought of Calistoga as producing red-fruited, generous Cabernets given the heat the up-valley sees. Larkmead has changed our perception of what’s possible in this part of Napa. This wine always leads with a varietal savory-ness that helps showcase varietal and site over vintage and house style. Walnut husk, tobacco, loam, mint, and plum give this wine an old-school Napa feel, harkening back to the wines of the 70s and 80s”
Hobel 2021 “The Cut” Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley “Inaugural Release”Retail $160.00 – GGWC $149.99
FREE SHIPPING on 6 or more
Use code HOBEL during checkout (mix & match with other Hobel OK)
FMW 97+ Points: This inaugural release sports a ruby/purplish hue. Sourced from the Winfield vineyard, this wine offers up sultry aromas of blue and blackberries, white chocolate, and pencil-shaving aromas. On the full-bodied palate, this wine boasts loads of remarkable and bright black and blue stone fruits, and a great balance from start to finish. This wine is showing surprisingly well young, but I would recommend cellar it for some years to come. If you really can’t wait… decant it for a good two+ hours, and you’ll see what this inaugural wine is all about”
Winery Notes: “Making its debut in 2021, The Cut is our first vintage from the Winfield Vineyard in Calistoga. Winfield Vineyard is perched on a bench above the Valley floor and we source the grapes for The Cut from Block 5 of this 12-acre vineyard. Shortly after bottling, this wine was showing dark purple with aromas of boysenberry, blackberry, hints of cassis, bay leaf, and tree bark. After a couple of days, the wine became more earthy, resiny, and structured. Super concentrated, The Cut is the most powerful of the Hobels in 2021. A very exciting start for The Cut!”
Thomas Rivers Brown: “Coming exclusively from the Clone 7 in Block 5 of the Winfield Vineyard, this wine is the most black-fruited of our 2021 trio. 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 fully unwind or several hours of decanting”
Click here or on the links above to order!
Call 415-337-4083 (landline, please do not text here – we will not receive
it)
email frank@ggwc.com for availability and priority allocation