Kendall-Jackson Jackson Estate Hawkeye Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Alexander Valley, Sonoma County, California, United StatesHawkeye Mountain is K-J's signature mountain property in the Alexander Valley AVA. It is planted from 900 to 2400 feet above sea level on shallow, rocky, and gravelly loam. The vineyard pitches mostly west and sometimes south on steep hillsides. For the most part, limited release Hawkeye Ridge red sits above the fog line earning the ‘island in the sky’ moniker. Early mornings can be cool, building acidity and lengthening the growing season, but the afternoons above the fog line are warm. It’s a mountain wine, so double decanting is highly recommended if you're going to drink it at such a young age. It’s the second time I have tasted this wine this year, and it remains big and bold but with a surprising amount of restraint. The palate is packed full of black fruit spiked with licorice, tobacco, and a quiet undercurrent of oak. The finish is long, savoury, and persistent with mineral tones and rich, fine-grained tannins. This is the real deal and an excellent starting point to talk about Sonoma County cabernet's ability to reach eights normally attributed to only Napa Valley. Bravo Randy Ullom.Tasted: 13 March 2021Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$61.99
750ml
private wine shops
AB
$89.95
750ml
private wine shops
Producer: Kendall-Jackson Vineyards and WineryDistributors: Summit Fine Wines Grape: Cabernet SauvignonCSPC: 293035UPC: 081584003120
Kendall-Jackson Jackson Estate Hawkeye Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Alexander Valley, Sonoma County, California, United StatesHawkeye Mountain is K-J's signature Alexander Mountain property planted from 900 to 2400 feet above sea level. Shallow, rocky and gravelly loam on steep, westward-facing hillsides with some terracing is the home to the limited release Hawkeye Ridge cab - an ‘island in the sky above the fog line. Early mornings can be cool, building acidity and lengthening the growing season, but the afternoons above the fog line are warm. It’s a mountain wine, so the more air it gets at this young age (double decanting recommended), the better. Big and bold but with some surprising restraint, its round full textures are spiked with licorice, tobacco and black cherry. The finish is long, savoury and persistent with mineral tones and soft, dense, fine-grained tannins that are sensational. Hawkeye Mountain is the real deal, and while I rarely, if ever, re-taste the same bottle over three days, this wine performed amazingly well. It deserves a sophisticated food match that brings an equal amount of finesse and style to the dinner table as big as it is. Bravo Randy.Tasted: 02 February 2019Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$61.99
750ml
private wine shops
AB
$89.95
750ml
private wine shops
Producer: Kendall-Jackson Vineyards and WineryDistributors: Summit Fine Wines Grape: Cabernet SauvignonCSPC: 293035UPC: 081584003120
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