Hobel 2023 “Birdseye” Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 98+ Points

Winery Notes: “Our 2023 Birdseye shows cool blue fruits, wild strawberry, and blueberry, framed by laurel and bay leaf and accented with cinnamon bark, clove, and a mineral-gravel edge. The palate is more reserved, true to this structured, savory site. Yet, it offers a bouncy energy and powdery tannins. A long, persistent finish suggests this will be even more captivating in five years — perhaps the finest Birdseye to date. “

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FMW 98+ Points: “This is the fourth release. The 2023 “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.”