8 Wines You’ll Want to Drink Any Time of Year

May 29, 2018 | 10:23 am

Hawk and Horse Red Hills Lake County Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 ($70)

This is a beautifully crafted, impressively structured wine. First impressions include black currants and blackberries in the nose and on the palate, with cocoa nibs emerging, along with a hint of smoke and French oak in the moderately long, dry finish. The mouthfeel is round and velvety, with smooth, fully integrated tannins. Terroir is a term much bandied about in the wine industry, but this wine truly reflects its origins. The certified organic grapes are grown in the rocky, volcanic, silica-rich red soil characteristic of the Red Hills AVA. The vineyard was established in 1999 by the Boies and Hawkins families, who are passionate advocates of biodynamic vineyard practices, and as winemakers, they hew to a philosophy of minimal intervention in the cellar. This wine would be a delicious complement to any red meat preparation. You really can’t go wrong here.

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