Hobel Wines was founded by Cameron and Bahaneh Hobel with their inaugural 2009 vintage and has been crafted ever since by their close friend and renowned winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown. The partnership traces back to 1998, when Cameron, then head of business development at winebid.com, and Thomas, then assistant winemaker at Turley Cellars, made a pact: if Cameron ever started a wine label, Thomas would be the one to make the wine. ‘The Cut’ makes its debut with this 2021 vintage from block 5 Winfield Vineyard, a 12-acre grower vineyard in Calistoga, jutting out to the valley from the foothills of Mount St. Helena. A seductive palate of macerated boysenberry and fresh bay leaf makes this 100% Cabernet Sauvignon sure to be a hit. 208 cases were produced.