What Is Cobb Wines' Current Release?

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Cobb Wines' current release is the 2023 vintage. The winery describes 2023 as "nothing short of remarkable," and the release is positioned as both ready to drink now and capable of improving with age. If you are looking for the bottle to open this year, the 2023 release is the one to seek; if you are buying to cellar, the same vintage is the one the winery says will reward patience.

What the 2023 vintage looks like

According to Ross Cobb's own vintage note on the site, the growing season unfolded in an unusually even way:

  • Winter: cool and wet
  • Growing season: extended and steady, with a temperate summer
  • Contrast: a welcome change from some of the more extreme recent vintages
  • Fruit set: excellent and early
  • Heat events: none disruptive
  • Ripening: a smooth, measured path to ripeness

The practical takeaway is a vintage without the heat spikes or compressed harvests that can make wines feel heavy or unbalanced. Cobb frames the result as "exceptional for drinking now," with the structure to age.

What "current release" means here

Cobb's release page is labeled "Le Vin — vintage 2023" with the prompt "Explore the current release." That makes 2023 the active release across the portfolio rather than a single bottling. The estate's focus is cool-climate sites, with Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Riesling as the core varieties, so the 2023 release should be read as the current vintage for those wines rather than one specific bottle.

How to decide whether to buy

If you want to… The 2023 release fits because…
Drink soon The winery states the wines are exceptional for drinking now
Cellar The winery states they will reward patience as they age
Avoid extreme-vintage character The season had no disruptive heat events and a measured ripening
Stay with the estate's core style Cool-climate sites and Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling remain the focus

The main caveat is that "current release" changes as vintages turn over, and availability depends on what has been bottled and offered. If a specific vineyard or variety matters to you, confirm the 2023 vintage on the individual bottle page rather than assuming every wine in the portfolio is on the same release.