Winery The Hess Collection - Small Block Series Collectors Cuvée

Winery The Hess CollectionSmall Block Series Collectors Cuvée

4.4
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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 Small Block Series Collectors Cuvée of Winery The Hess Collection is a red wine from the region of Mount Veeder of California.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Malbec.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

caramel

Wine with spices taste

menthol

On the nose the Small Block Series Collectors Cuvée of Winery The Hess Collection in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery The Hess Collection's Small Block Series Collectors Cuvée.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.2°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon 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 bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Small Block Series Collectors Cuvée - 2018
In the top 100 of of Mount Veeder wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Small Block Series Collectors Cuvée - 2017
In the top 100 of of Mount Veeder wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Small Block Series Collectors Cuvée - 2016
In the top 100 of of Mount Veeder wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Small Block Series Collectors Cuvée - 2015
In the top 100 of of Mount Veeder wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Small Block Series Collectors Cuvée - 2014
In the top 100 of of Mount Veeder wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Small Block Series Collectors Cuvée - 2013
In the top 100 of of Mount Veeder wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Small Block Series Collectors Cuvée from Winery The Hess Collection are 2016, 2015, 2017, 2014 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery The Hess Collection

The winery offers 74 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
This winery is part of the The Hess Collection.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Mount Veeder in the region of California

The Winery The Hess Collection is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 75 wines for sale in the of Mount Veeder to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 2500 of of United States wines
In the top 1500 of of Mount Veeder wines
In the top 6000 of red wines
In the top 7500 wines of the world

The wine region of Mount Veeder

The wine region of Mount Veeder is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Lokoya or the Domaine Hall OVW produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Mount Veeder are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Mount Veeder often reveals types of flavors of mint, tree fruit or floral and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, dried fruit or cedar.


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: Consistency

In tasting, it is the equivalent of chewing (the chewiness of a tannic red wine is also mentioned). We then speak of firmness, fluidity, softness, hardness, and why not the crunchiness of an early wine by reference to the grape.

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