Reviews & Ratings

2009 Paul Hobbs Winery Syrah & Shiraz (Other than French) "Kick Ranch Vineyard"

Winery: Paul Hobbs Winery

Vintage: 2009

Wine Name/Vineyard: "Kick Ranch Vineyard"

Wine Category: Syrah & Shiraz (Other than French)

Grape blend: 100% Syrah

Bottle size: 750 ml

Region: Sonoma County

State or country: CA

Price: $50

Cases produced: 193

KWG Score: 92.6 (based on 3 reviews)

Ken's Wine Rating: Very Good+ (93)

Review date: March 1, 2012

Wine Review: This inky black colored Syrah kicked ass and was the winner of our Big Blind tasting. It opens with a blackberry and forest floor bouquet with a hint of oak. On the palate, this wine is full bodied, balanced, and smooth. The flavor profile is a ripe blackberry with notes of integrated oak. We also detected secondary flavors like minerality and plum. It is pretty complex. The finish is rather dry and its dusty tannins are sticky and sail on for quite some time. The panel suggested having this wine on a cold winter's night with some sharp cheddar cheese. Enjoy - KWGTP

Winemaker Notes: Dense violet/ruby in color, it is vibrantly floral and earthy on the nose. A burst of ripe, juicy black plum, blueberry and sweet tobacco introduces a palate heady with nuances of anise, thyme, sweet tobacco and leather. As fruit and savory flavors meld through the mid‐palate, a hint of toasted vanilla bean and citrus oil adds dimension as big, ripe tannins confirm the wine's muscularity and age‐worthiness over the finish.

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