Winery HawkesGravel Bar Chardonnay
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The Gravel Bar Chardonnay of the Winery Hawkes is in the top 0 of wines of Alexander Valley.
Details and technical informations about Winery Hawkes's Gravel Bar Chardonnay.
Discover the grape variety: Barbera noire
Intense and fruity reds with a deep purple colour, supple tannins and a full palate with characteristically very high acidity, offering signature aromas of red fruits (black cherry, morello cherry), ripe plum, spices, violet and Piedmontese balsamic notes. Star of the Barbera d'Asti DOCG and Barbera d'Alba DOC, also exported to Argentina (Mendoza) and California. Italian black variety, the third most planted red grape in Italy, native to Piedmont.
Informations about the Winery Hawkes
The Winery Hawkes is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Alexander Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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 wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Heady
Said of a wine rich in alcohol, powerful and expressive.
