Winery - Redhawk
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Tough and chewy, this hard-as-nails Pinot Noir should be decanted and probably aged. It seems balanced, with alcohol coming in at 14.4%, but right now the leafy, herbal tannins override the tart cranberry fruit.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Lightly floral, herbal and tannic, this wine feels just a bit stripped, as if the weight had been taken out of it. The fruit is light and delicate, but the mouthfeel is hot and a bit earthy, and it tails off quickly.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This affordable Pinot Gris seems to have a little residual sugar; the flavors are rounded out with a hint of sweetness, much like a California Chardonnay. The spicy pear fruit is full-bodied and varietally correct. Not a complex wine, but fine for everyday enjoyment.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A good effort at this price, this tart and tasty Pinot mixes cranberry and sour cherry fruit with plenty of juicy acidity. Ten percent was aged in new French oak, and you can pick up just a lick of chocolate as the finish fades.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
With each bump up in price, the winemaker ups the percentage of new oak; here it’s 25%. Half the fruit is estate grown, and this light, clean, well-balanced wine drinks like a village Burgundy, with the right hint of herb around the tart red fruit.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A fine, appealing and complex wine, Redhawk’s estate bottling shows more concentration than its less expensive stablemates, with nuances of bloody meat and mint that give it an almost Rhônish character. The alcohol is under 14%, and it drinks like a Burgundy, only with beefier tannins.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Just four barrels were made, with grapes from a one-acre estate block of Pommard clone Pinot Noir planted more than 30 years ago. Detailed and brambly, with strawberry and cherry fruit, mottled with baking spices and chocolate. The finish carries some brown sugar flavors, a hint that perhaps this wine will age rather quickly and should be consumed over the next couple of years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is the right pale color of Pinot Noir, and could pass for a simple Bourgogne. Once tasted it’s thin and herbal, leafy, with a bit of stem in the tannins.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The AVA brings a nice mix of fruit and soil into the wine. Fruit flavors run to plum and wild cherry, with (presumably) barrel aging adding gentle suggestions of milk chocolate, drifting into lightly herbal tannins.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The color, slightly tawny, suggests a wine for nea-term drinking. The scents reveal pretty cherry fruit, very light and delicate in the mouth. Some might accuse it of being a little watery, but it’s balanced and clean.
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