2018 Yacoubian-Hobbs Areni Armenia

Winemaker Notes:  Elegant aromas of morello cherry and strawberry mingle with baking spices and clove in this lighter bodied red wine. On the palate, bright notes of pomegranate, and white pepper are balanced by refreshing acidity, and a clean finish.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM


Tasting Panel - "Paul Hobbs' partnership with the Yacoubian family in the "birthplace of wine" yielded this mineral-driven red, grown in a high-altitude vineyard whose astonishing water source is the melting snow of Mount Ararat. Featuring indigenous variety Areni with 5% Tozot and aged 20 months in stainless steel, it offers an immediate sense of elegance, releasing a sublime stream of strawberry and rose petal. The wine reaches a floral crescendo from the midpalate to the finish while dipping into spiced cedar, white pepper, and cinnamon."


Wine Enthusiast - "This black cherry-colored wine has a nose of blackberry, Earl Grey tea, clove and butterscotch. Cassis, Mission fig, milk chocolate, violet and baking spice flavors are wrapped in a web of silky tannins. The vivid finish is marked with a hint of mint."