Winery Hawkes - Merlot

Winery HawkesMerlot

4.0
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Merlot of Winery Hawkes is a red wine from the region of Alexander Valley of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the Merlot from the Winery Hawkes

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Merlot of Winery Hawkes in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Merlot of Winery Hawkes in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Hawkes's Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.6°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Last vintages of this wine

Merlot - 2017
In the top 100 of of Alexander Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Merlot - 2016
In the top 100 of of Alexander Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Merlot - 2015
In the top 100 of of Alexander Valley wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Alexander Valley wines
Average rating: 411110
Merlot - 2013
In the top 100 of of Alexander Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Merlot - 2012
In the top 100 of of Alexander Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Merlot - 2011
In the top 100 of of Alexander Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Merlot from Winery Hawkes are 2015, 2007, 2017, 2016 and 2008.

Informations about the Winery Hawkes

The winery offers 10 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Alexander Valley in the region of California

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.

Top wine California
In the top 7000 of of United States wines
In the top 6000 of of Alexander Valley wines
In the top 25000 of red wines
In the top 35000 wines of the world

The wine region of Alexander Valley

The wine region of Alexander Valley is located in the region of Sonoma County of California of United States. We currently count 400 estates and châteaux in the of Alexander Valley, producing 1083 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Alexander Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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The word of the wine: Liquid

Sweet wine containing more than 50 grams of residual sugar per liter. Sweet wines are made from grapes often affected by botrytis cinerea and concentrated either by passerillage (drying of the grapes on the vine stock), or after the harvest (straw wines), or by the cold (ice wines).

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