By Jim Gordon, Wine Enthusiast, September 2021
92 points
This full-bodied wine brings together flavors of black cherry and black olive, with substantial spiciness from oak and moderate tannins for a lip-smacking texture. Hints of vanilla, cedar and clove accompany the black fruit notes, adding complexity and interest. Best from 2025.
This annual post looks back at all the wines I wrote about in the previous year and singles out 50 that I thought were great wines. âGreatâ doesnât necessarily imply the most profound, though several of these are as profound as wine gets; nor does it necessarily mean that these are the worldâs famed wines intended for laying down in cellars for long aging. I donât usually encounter such wines anyway.
Showing a multifaceted bouquet of dark red fruit and earthy tobacco, the 2013 Cab is a bit lighter than the 2016 vintage, but it offers lots of sweet dark fruit flavors accompanied by notes of pepper and tobacco. Thereâs well integrated oak and a persistent finish with solid tannins. A great steak wine.Â
Hawk And Horse Vineyards, Red Hills – Lake County (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 ($75): Quite pleasant to drink now, this Cabernet Sauvignon from…
Opulent vanilla and milk-chocolate aromas lead to a firm, moderately tannic palate and concentrated blueberry and dark chocolate flavors in this full-bodied wine. Delicious now, it should be even more complex after 2024.
James Melendez shares his thoughts on his Vlog about our Sparkling Rosé
With 10% Petit Verdot and 5% Cab Franc added in, this 100% French oak-aged red is distinguished in its demeanor. A wave of black cherry and mocha plum are dispatched on a plush pillow. Chewy, the liquid engages with chalky, teeth-coating tannins and develops an intimacy with the palate. A valentine of plum and pomegranate is delivered on the finish.