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Red
2009 Hawkes Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
- Alexander Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 10
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onthenose Likes this wine: 91 points
December 21, 2023 - Bone dry mouthfeel and very dark and almost black in the glass. Mild sweetness and leather on the nose. Good balance with some spice as well. Notes of licorice and mild berry flavors.
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FGS Likes this wine: 93 points
June 10, 2018 - Dare I say this wine has improved since the last bottle? This was our 4th bottle over as many years, and it seems to keep improving. Very balance, smooth and delicious. Opens up after about 90 minutes to plums, dark cherries, tobacco, leather and dust. Pyramid-heavy blend (for those of you Hawk-aholics out there), so it has that deep, dark, intense fruit powering this vintage. Just a great expression of Cabernet. Can't wait to try it again next year. Oh, and eat something with this wine. Doesn't matter what. Just open this up, fill your plate and enjoy.
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srjuarros Likes this wine: 91 points
August 2, 2017 - We didn't decant this wine tonight and loved it right from the bottle. This Cabernet is nicely balanced, with flavors of dark fruits and a little clove. Wish I had more...
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Leilex wrote:
May 27, 2016 - Drank first Memorial Day at the Mas - 2016
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FGS Likes this wine: 91 points
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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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2009
- Type Red
- Producer Hawkes
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Alexander Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 139 (38%)
- Consumed 230 (62%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerHawkes
- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationAlexander Valley
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