Winery Hamel Family - Isthmus

Winery Hamel FamilyIsthmus

4.5
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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 world.
The Isthmus of Winery Hamel Family is a red wine from the region of Sonoma Valley of California.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet franc and the Cabernet-Sauvignon.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Isthmus of the Winery Hamel Family is in the top 40 of wines of Sonoma Valley.

Taste structure of the Isthmus from the Winery Hamel Family

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Isthmus of Winery Hamel Family in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

caramel

Wine with spices taste

eucalyptus

On the nose the Isthmus of Winery Hamel Family in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Hamel Family's Isthmus.

Winemaker
John Hamel
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
16°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Isthmus - 2017
In the top 40 of of Sonoma Valley wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Isthmus - 2016
In the top 40 of of Sonoma Valley wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Isthmus - 2015
In the top 40 of of Sonoma Valley wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Isthmus - 2014
In the top 40 of of Sonoma Valley wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Isthmus - 2013
In the top 40 of of Sonoma Valley wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Isthmus - 2012
In the top 40 of of Sonoma Valley wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Isthmus - 2011
In the top 40 of of Sonoma Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Isthmus from Winery Hamel Family are 2014, 2013, 2012, 2017 and 2016.

Informations about the Winery Hamel Family

The winery offers 15 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sonoma Valley in the region of California
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The Winery Hamel Family is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Sonoma Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 450 of of United States wines
In the top 50 of of Sonoma Valley wines
In the top 750 of red wines
In the top 900 wines of the world

The wine region of Sonoma Valley

The wine region of Sonoma Valley is located in the region of Sonoma County of California of United States. We currently count 312 estates and châteaux in the of Sonoma Valley, producing 950 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sonoma 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: Rough

Wine without finesse with rough tannins.

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