The Winery Hawkes of Alexander Valley of California

Winery Hawkes
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
It is ranked in the top 471 of the estates of California.
It is located in Alexander Valley in the region of California

The Winery Hawkes is one of the best wineries to follow in Alexander Valley.. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Alexander Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Hawkes wines

Looking for the best Winery Hawkes wines in Alexander Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Hawkes wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Hawkes wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Hawkes

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Hawkes

How Winery Hawkes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef in a foie gras and chanterelle crust, mamyjaja lamb mouse tagine or paella valenciana (without seafood).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Hawkes

On the nose the red wine of Winery Hawkes. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Hawkes. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Hawkes

  • 2002With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.56/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.49/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.41/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Hawkes.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Alexander Valley

Sonoma's warmest AVA on gravelly soils: signature Cabernet Sauvignon as king (>50% of plantings) — powerful, elegant reds with ripe black fruits, dry herbs and tobacco, velvety tannins and fresh acidity, long ageing. Bordeaux blends with Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec for structure and complexity. Also old-vine Zinfandel, balanced Merlot and Chardonnay. AVA recognised in 1984 in the Russian River valley, ripe tannic identity.

The top white wines of Winery Hawkes

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Hawkes

How Winery Hawkes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of rabbit with cider and mushrooms, skate wings with capers or zucchini quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Hawkes

On the nose the white wine of Winery Hawkes. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Hawkes. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Hawkes

  • 2008With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Hawkes.

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.

The top pink wines of Winery Hawkes

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Hawkes

How Winery Hawkes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of spanish stew (cocido), quick couscous or navarin of lamb.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Hawkes.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The word of the wine: Stirring

In the traditional method, the operation aims to bring the deposits against the cork by the movement of the bottles placed on desks. The stirring can be manual or mechanical (using gyropalettes).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Hawkes

Planning a wine route in the of Alexander Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Hawkes.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.