Two bottles of Hawkes Wine

One bottle 2018 Hawkes Pyramid Cabernet Sauvignon

Winemaker's note:

The Pyramid is a winemaker's darling of a vineyard. It is named for its steep and terraced hills. The vineyard is rocky and rugged with spectacular views in every direction. It's a unique site at the crux of three appelations, where steepness and exposure of the vineyard lead the Pyramid Single Vineyard to be dark and intense in every vintage. Darkness and power are never lacking in Cabernet from the Pyramid. The challenge here is balance. The 2018 is a brooding, tightly wound vintage. The signature aroma and flavor of Santa Rosa plum are immediately apparent in the 2018 Pyramid but so are other non-fruit elements: coffee, baking chocolate, a touch of fennel and coriander. Great acid for wine with so much extraction. It somehow manages to feel both dense and bright on the palate. It's a pleasure to drink the 2018 right now but it also feels like a bit of shame. It needs time to smooth out and open up. Drink 2024 through 2030.

One bottle 2019 Hawkes Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Winemakers note:

Our Alexander Valley Estate Cabernet is always one hundred percent varietal and always a blend of fruit from all three of the vineyards we farm. We don't aim to make the same wine every year; we aim to make the best wine possible every year. And that means our Estate Cabernet changes from vintage to vintage. The through line is balance. The 2019 shows loads of dark fruit both in the aroma and on the palate; I get black cherry and plum and blackberry. But this is not a ponderous, top-heavy wine. The acid is bright and the tannins are long and lean. Complex but very, very drinkable (now through 2030)

Value; $175

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