Winery - Hawkes
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Oaky and ripe, this Chardonnay shows soft flavors of pineapples, Meyer lemons, mangoes and sweetly smoked vanilla oak. Made in the modern style for drinking now.
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Hawkes Chardonnay - 2008
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Good, but not without problems. It’s dry and tannicly smooth in the mouth, with black cherry and mocha flavors. But there’s a tart, sandpapery roughness that’s just a little short of ripe. Drink now.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A very good wine, although a very young one that needs time. It’s not because the tannins are hard, because they’re not. But the primary blackberry and cherry flavors haven’t married with the oak, despite the wine being more than three years of age. The grapes come from a tenderloin of the appellation that’s known for quality. Best after 2009.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A bit more direct than the ’05, which must be due to the so-so vintage. The wine is soft and immediately appealing for its red berry pie filling, red currant, baking spice, green olive tapenade and oak flavors. Should develop for years in the bottle, without necessarily gaining additional complexity.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A lovely Cabernet, held back for a couple years, and the wine has mellowed to supple perfection. With soft tannins and an herbal quality, the wine brims with black cherries, currants, sage and cedar. Should evolve slowly over the next 6–8 years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A very nice Merlot, supple and polished, with slightly earthy flavors of cherries, herbs and cedar. The tannins are soft and sweet. Drink now–2011.
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Hawkes Merlot - 2005
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a beautiful Cabernet and at forty bucks, a relative bargain given the price that great Napa Cab has hit. Dry and complex, it shows wonderful tannic structure, and the smoky oak is subtle, allowing the black and red currant and plum flavors to star. Lovely now, and should develop through 2012.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
At the age of four years, this Merlot is drying out a little bit, showing dessicated fruit and herb flavors that have a touch of olive tapenade. Seems like it would have been fresher a year ago, but it’s a pretty nice wine. Drink now.
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Hawkes Merlot - 2004
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a good, rich, complex Cab, but it’s also toughly tannic, and needs time in the cellar to come around. Beneath the astringency are ripe flavors of blackberries, cherries and sweet fresh herbs. Give it until 2011, if you can.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Very young now and a bit rude, with upfront primary fruit flavors of cherries, black raspberries and new oak. Needs time for all the parts to knit together. Cellar through 2009, at least, and should hold for a while afterward.
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