Originally Posted by
UNITED959
Big agree here. SO is so overrated.
I'm a Paul Hobbs fan, and when I had the '04 Hyde Vineyard Pinot Noir, I found it extremely effervescent and not enjoyable. The disappointment was due to the fact that I love his cheapie pinot, so at 2x the price, the HV didn't beat the bargain bin, IMHO.
I hear ya, the 05 PH Pinots should be awesome though. They are scheduled for Fall 2007 release. I personally can't wait to try his Hyde Vineyard because I was up there in Carneros during the summer of 05 and got to assist in pruning back the vines.
By cheapie pinot do you mean the Russian River Valley or the even less expensive one who's name escapes me right now but isn't called Paul Hobbs?