|
Vina Cobos is the Argentina winery of the renowned Paul Hobbs,
best known for his namesake wines from California’s North
Coast. Hobbs began consulting in South America in 1988 and, early
on, became involved with Nicholas Catena in the startup of that
winery’s Chardonnay program. In 1998 he temporarily left his
consulting projects to start Vina Cobos with the first vintage
coming in 1999. In 2005 Vina Cobos constructed its own winery.
Paul Hobbs is high on the 2005 and 2006 vintages. At first he felt
that 2005 was the finest year (along with 1996) since he started
working in Argentina, that is until the 2006 vintage rolled around.
It was, he says, “a mild, moderate year with no
problems.”
The Cobos wines have several tiers. The entry level is the Nativo
Collection. The wines are mostly varietal with a small amount of
blending. The grapes come primarily from the estate’s own
vineyards, but there is sourcing from 5-6 other properties. They
all receive oak aging, but the focus at this level is on fruit.
Highly Allocated, please contact us for yours.
|
|
- 94 Points, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, Issue
#180
“The purple-colored 2006 Bramare Malbec spent 18 months in
French and American oak including 38% new American and was bottled
without fining or filtration (as are all of Hobbs’ wines when
possible). It offers up an alluring nose of cedar, tobacco, spice
box, cola, and black cherry. This is followed by a full-bodied,
layered, smooth-textured wine with gobs of fruit already revealing
considerable complexity. The wine has superb depth, concentration,
and length. It can be enjoyed now but should easily last for
another decade. $40-80”
|
