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2015 Paul Hobbs Lindsay Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir

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December 17, 2023 - $66

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RATINGS

95The Wine Advocate

...enticing Bing cherries, cranberries and rhubarb scents with touches of wild thyme, tilled soil, cinnamon stick and lilacs. The palate is full-bodied with a rock-solid frame of grainy tannins and great freshness supporting the tightly wound red fruit and earthy layers, finishing with fantastic persistence.

95Vinous / IWC

...offers notable depth and density in a powerful, immediate style. One of the racier wines in the range, the 2015 is quite giving from the outset. A host of dark red and purplish stone fruits, wild flowers, licorice and menthol infuse this deeply expressive, boisterous Pinot. This is a striking wine from Paul Hobbs.

93James Suckling

This shows riper dried-plum essence, ash, creme de cassis and roasted herbs. But there's also blue fruit in the form of freshly picked blackberries and blueberries along with chocolate undertones.

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.