Met a friend last night for dinner at my favorite restaurant. Love the grilled Onglet so I ordered a bottle of 2008 Paul Hobbs Napa Valley Cabernet. He bought dinner I bought the wine. We started with a glass of NV Rene Geoffroy Rose Champagne. Nice mousse, firm flavors with cherry and ripe strawberry flavors. Nice change of pace served with a mortadella and roasted beet salad. The 2008 Paul Hobbs Cabernet was a real surprise. Deep purple in the glass with a ton of cassis and a hint of oaky vanilla on the nose. Medium weight, smooth and polished. Black cherry, black currant a bit of wet gravel on the finish. Smooth ripe tannins. "B+/A-"