2009 Hawkes Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley
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Saturday, March 26, 2016 - opened and drank with an Italian dinner. Great, great wine. Opened nicely in the glass over an hour. Nose of tobacco, smoke, spice box and dark fruit. Suptle mouth feel. Smooth rolling across the palate. Dark cherry, plum, and cassis with a wonderful finish. Far too often I taste wine without the benefit of food (my bad, I know). This wine seemed to make everything taste better, including some pickled chili peppers. Made to express itself along other flavors - flinty, earthy and expressive. Please, please let this cab shine by enjoying it with a meal. Great to drink now, and should hold for some time to come, but honestly, this may be peaking. I had a 2009 Napa Cabernet recently that was also impressive. This could be the time for the '09s.
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Comment posted by wino1980:
5/22/2017 10:50:00 PM - I would have written a comment of my own, but even a year later, there is no possible way I could describe this wine any better then this gentleman/woman has. Bravo, you absolutely nailed it.