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| Drinking window: Drink between 2022 and 2030 (based on 5 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.9 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 15 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by vladbaca on 4/14/2024: 1-2 hrs of air required. Beautifully balanced, smooth well integrated tannins, long finish, plenty of acid to go with a rich body for a very rewarding experience. Black fruit, ripe plums, tobacco, licorice, earth. (261 views) | | | Tasted by rmcnees on 4/7/2024 & rated 92 points: Dark ruby/garnet colored, full bodied, tightly structured, complex concentrated black berry fruits laced with notes of anise, spice, hints of toasted oak with moderate tannins on the lingering finish.
https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2024/04/hill-family-and-hawk-horse-cabernets.html (238 views) | | | Tasted by CaptBmann on 1/2/2024 & rated 93 points: Aerated and decanted 30 minutes before serving. Purple slow legs no sediment. Dark fruit full body blackberry cassis oak cherry dry soft medium tannins (748 views) | | | Tasted by snsharma on 7/24/2023 & rated 89 points: Nice California crowd pleaser. Fruit forward, light oak. Tho I do agree with the comment re synthetic wood addition. (640 views) | | | Tasted by Purple Tooth on 2/4/2023 & rated 89 points: This felt manipulated, disjointed, and hot. There is also a bit of chemical like influence that distracted me about it and kept drawing my focus. Most likely wood related...Pass. (1363 views) | | | Tasted by daveyk39 on 1/8/2023 & rated 87 points: Medium Ruby/Purple. Offers blackberry, dried cherry, clay pot, black olive, jalapeno and a hint of oak. The promisingly complex bouquet is not backed up on the palate, which is very simple, very primary. All dark cherry with just a touch of anise. (813 views) | | | Tasted by Andrew Vaughan on 12/17/2022 & rated 91 points: Very good. Subtle elegance, not overbearing at all. (790 views) | | | Tasted by Icemn21 on 11/27/2022 & rated 90 points: Similar to other notes already here. Nice easy drinker.
Might be a nice wine to introduce “grocery store” wine drinkers to the joys of “real” wine. (741 views) | | | Tasted by jackisreallyback on 11/11/2022 & rated 90 points: Well balanced lighter cab (638 views) | | | Tasted by Scottwhipp on 10/22/2022 & rated 90 points: Medium/full body. Juicy dark red fruit, crushed red rock, cinnamon and vanilla. Nice mild tannins on the finish. Fairly straightforward and not much complexity. Good juice. Good value at $30 or under. (489 views) | | | Tasted by corkscrews on 8/31/2021 & rated 90 points: A nose of dark fruit and spice, dark purple in color. A medium to full bodied desert red, with black cherry, plum, dark chocolate and spice on finish. www.winelx.com (807 views) | | | Tasted by Martin Redmond on 9/3/2020 & rated 90 points: Dark nearly opaque crimson color with billowing and beguiling aromas of cassis, black cherry, anise, pencil shavings, cacao and a hint of vanilla. On the palate, it's approaches full-bodied, and has an elegant, harmonious character with lively acidity and well integrated velvety tannins with cassis, ripe black cherry, black plum, dark chocolate, black licorice, vanilla and a hint of blueberry confit with a long, lush finish. Blend of 92% CS, 5% CF and 3% PV aged 22 months in 10% French oak (80% new). 14.1% abv|SRP - $75|1,700 cs|Sample (999 views) |
| Hawk and Horse Vineyards Producer websiteCabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson North CoastThe North Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA) in California, covering more than three million acres, includes Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake counties, and portions of Marin and Solano counties. (see The Wine Institute for more information)Red Hills Lake County Federal Register entry establishing the "Red Hills Lake County" Viticultural Area. The "Red Hills Lake County" AVA is entirely within the "Lake County" AVA. |
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