The Hobart is a good example of where a fleece using Windstopper fabric is certainly nowhere near as good as an equivalent proper soft-shell at the same price point. The fleece fabric unfortunately acts too much like a fleece (catching air between the fibres and allowing it to heat up through natural body temperature) and not enough like a proper Windstopper - The fibres are too open weave, and any benefit is quickly dissipated in high winds unless a hard shell is worn over the top.
For about 12 to 25 pounds more you can get a 'proper' Windstopper Berghaus such as a Choktoi Pro, which will stop the wind, wrestle it the ground and then give it a good slap for even THINKING of trying to get through to your under-layers.
This fleece is an expensive fleece masquerading as a windstopper softshell. Wear it in winds less than 5mph and you'll be snuggley - wear it in anything more breezey and you'll maybe have to up your pace a little to keep warm. And finally, the ultimate sin - it rides up over the most pert of bums and causes your cheeks to slowly chill.
Its tailoring is too oldschool for me, its pockets are awkward to access with smaller packs hip-belts
(Written by: Requiem)