Paul Hobbs - George Menini Estate Pinot Noir 2022 (750ml)

Add to Wish List

Price: $101.99

3+ Price: $100.99 / btl

6+ Price: $98.99 / btl

12+ Price: $96.99 /btl

Producer	Paul Hobbs
Country	United States
Region	California
Subregion	Sonoma County
Varietal	Pinot Noir
Vintage	2022
Sku	130171
Size	750ml

Paul Hobbs Description

Winemaker Notes

Brilliant ruby red in the glass, the 2022 vintage follows the color with matching aromas of wild mountain strawberry, raspberry, and cherry infused with hints of black tea. On the palate, this wine has the texture of thick satin, evolving seamlessly with subtle energy and pleasant tension. Elegant, fine-grained tannins run through a lingering, juicy finish.

Professional Ratings

97 James Suckling
This has fantastic intensity and focus with firm and racy tannins that show blue fruits, orange peel, hibiscus flowers and plants. Medium body. Acid and tannin driven. Complex structure. 85% of this is heritage clones of Mount Eden, Calera and Swan.
96 Jeb Dunnuck
With a ripe magenta hue, the 2022 Pinot Noir George Menini Vineyard is equally high in quality and was harvested quite early for this site in the Sebastopol Hills. It boasts a slightly deeper and layered profile in the glass, revealing brambly notes of wild, sweet herbs, fresh black cherries, and violets. It has a medium-bodied frame that retains great tension on the palate, with coiled tannins and a delicate spice through the long finish, with notes of incense. Drink 2024-2040.
95 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2022 Pinot Noir George Menini was bottled in August 2023 and tasted in November. The nose opens slowly to reveal delicate rhubarb, strawberry, raspberry, black tea leaves, woodsmoke and juniper. The light-bodied palate is bursting with crunchy red fruit and spicy accents. It has a fine, chalky frame, fireworks of fresh acidity and a long finish with tremendous floral perfume.
94 Vinous
The 2022 Pinot Noir George Menini is the most complete of the wines I tasted in this set of Spring releases from Paul Hobbs. Dark, ample and intensely savory, the 2022 impresses with its resonant personality. It's a big, vibrant wine with impeccable balance and tons of harmony. A whole range of floral and spiced aromatics lingers on the close. This is a standout.
93 Wine Spectator
This nicely done version's juicy burst of maraschino cherry and blackberry fruit is laced with anise and applewood accents through the toasty but well-filled-out finish (for the vintage). Drink now through 2030.