Red · Paso Robles · United States
Austin Hope Austin Hope Cabernet Sauvignon
Scored from 16,837 calibrated Vivino reviewers, each re-centered on their own rating baseline before the bottle is ranked. Cohort: Red · United States (1,156 wines).
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What reviewers say
“I am not a Cab drinker but I LOVE this Cab! It is smooth as silk with bold, luscious berry flavors. Just beautiful.”
From a top-rated Vivino review for this bottle.
Summary
Austin Hope Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon is a highly regarded wine originating from California's Paso Robles region. Crafted by Austin Hope, a prominent winemaker and owner of Hope Family Wines, this Cabernet Sauvignon has earned a stellar reputation within the world of wine. Paso Robles, known for its diverse terroir and microclimates, provides an ideal setting for producing exceptional Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine primarily consists of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, renowned for their deep color, robust flavors, and potential for aging. The winemaking process is characterized by meticulous attention to detail. Grapes are hand-harvested and carefully sorted before undergoing fermentation in stainless steel tanks. The wine then ages in a combination of new and used French oak barrels, imparting complexity and structure. Austin Hope's Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon boasts a deep, inky hue and a rich aromatic profile. It is characterized by ripe dark fruit notes, including blackberry and plum, complemented by cassis, mocha, and subtle spice. On the palate, it offers a full-bodied experience with velvety tannins and a satisfying, enduring finish. Notably, this wine is appreciated for its aging potential. While it is enjoyable when young, it has the capacity to evolve and gain greater complexity and depth with several years of bottle aging, making it a prized choice among wine collectors. Austin Hope Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon has garnered numerous accolades and high ratings from wine critics, firmly establishing its status as a premier wine. Additionally, Hope Family Wines, including Austin Hope, is dedicated to sustainable and environmentally responsible winemaking practices, underscoring their commitment to preserving the land for future generations.
From Paso Robles in the United States, Austin Hope Austin Hope Cabernet Sauvignon is a red. The cheapest 750 ml listing found for it is $50.99, which puts the bottle in the $30–60 band.
1,155 other reds from the United States form the cohort it is ranked inside. The calibrated figure is built from 16,837 reviewers whose rating history varies enough to place their own average. A broader pool of 17,636 reviewers with two or more ratings feeds the raw-average track instead.
How the score was built
We compare the reviewers of this bottle against every other wine those same people reviewed. Each review is scored relative to the reviewer's own baseline — four stars from someone who hands out fives means something very different from four stars from someone who rarely goes above three. Every reviewer then counts the same, so the result is a calibrated consensus rather than a star average.
- Global percentile
- Where Austin Hope Austin Hope Cabernet Sauvignon lands against every wine we rank.
- In-cohort percentile
- The same comparison narrowed to its cohort — wines of the same type from the same country. A Chilean red is judged against Chilean reds, not against Champagne. Ranked against Red · United States (1,156 wines).
- AI-adjusted percentile
- The same reviewer-normalized score, corrected for how much confidence the sample supports: thin samples are pulled toward the corpus average. Each wine keeps the share n / (n + 53) of its measured distance from the average, where n is its calibrated-reviewer count, and the result is ranked on the same scale as the global percentile.53 is the median sample size across everything we rank. Here n is 16,837.
