It’s an Appy Friday Cobb Takeover!

Today we share with you Appy people, our measly allocations of FOUR hot new Pinots and Chardonnays from Master Cobb. Are they all in the 95+ score world you ask? Have you ever seen a Cobb that’s not?!

These wines are not exactly deals or steals in the spy-o-sphere, but they are all about ACCESS and that we have. Privileged to share what we think are some of the hardest-to-get local gems.

Per Antonio Galloni’s Vinous they are consistently “among the most distinctive artisan wines being made in California today, readers will not want to miss them.” You hear that, readers?

The Cobb family were some of the pioneers of the rustic Sonoma Coast with their Coastlands Vineyard and have honed their perfecting of Pinot Noir with the marine influence for decades now. Their son and winemaker, Ross Cobb is a virtuoso, having worked with cult Pinot cognoscenti like Williams Selyem, Flowers, and Hirsch. The guy knows what he’s doing!

Cobb’s Chardonnays are a relatively recent phenomenon, but they are nowadays equally sought after as his stellar Pinots. One of the 3 Chardonnays in the portfolio, this is a knockout. H. Klopp is a site where fog abounds right at the southernmost top of the Green Valley of the Russian River Valley. The acidity is through the roof, but there’s also a perplexing inherent richness of fruit here, borderline tropical and impossible to stop sipping. Ethereally balanced, piercingly focused, it just leaves one asking themselves, does Chardonnay get better?

Super allocated - only 10 cases of each - so forgive us for sellouts!

95 Points – Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate “The 2022 Chardonnay H. Klopp Vineyard unfurls slowly in the glass to reveal baked peaches, jasmine, bread dough, allspice and flint aromas. The light-bodied palate pairs concentrated, floral flavors with a luxuriously silky texture. It’s balanced by vibrant acidity and has a very long, gently honeyed finish. It’s dynamic, offering something new with each return to the glass, and will benefit from 3-5 years in the cellar. 275 cases were made. Drink 2025-2035.”