Mission Codename The bird & the beast
OKAY. We heard you. Itâs time to put an end to the near daily emails asking us âWill you have more Hawk and Horse??â
Today weâre making room for this much requested, all-time favorite Cabernet deal. ONE. LAST. TIME. Hawk and Horse baby!!
âThis $#!% is bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S!â
Bananas. Bonkers. Spun. Thatâs how we feel about this one. Ever wish you could get a glimpse at the upcoming Super Bowl winner so you could place a monster bet? Buy a bunch of bitcoin at $1? Or get in on some pre-IPO Amazon stock? We canât make that happen, but we can advise you to grab this REEDONKULOUS TRIPLE GOLD winning, 93 pointer Cabernet at a head-spinning 71% OFF.
And thatâs kind of the same thing. Because itâs $85 on the producerâs website. And $25 here, while it lasts at leastâŠ
Moving along, thereâs two things you need to understand about this wine.
First, the winemaker, Dr. Richard Peterson. Heard of him? Probably not. But youâve heard of Screaming Eagle and Heidi Barrett. Get this - before Heidi came on board it was her dad, Dr. Peterson who led the first four vintages of Screaming Eagle into cult stardom. Then Heidi Barrett took over. Thatâs not all. Richard also took AndrĂ© Tchelistcheffâs post at Beaulieu Vineyards, helped develop Atlas Peak Vineyards, and he presides over numerous institutions including the American Society for Enology & Viticulture, The Wine Institute, Society of Wine Educators and American Institute for Wine and Food. Oh and he wrote an award-winning autobiography âThe Winemakerâ. JustâŠWOW!
Second, we have the Red Hills AVA, a little known (for now) region named for its red volcanic soils. It sits just north of Napa, in Lake County - about ten miles north of Howell Mountain in fact. Here youâll find some exceedingly high-quality Cabernet without the âNapa taxâ. Thereâs a good reason why visionaries like Fred Schrader, StĂ©phane Derenoncourt, and Andy Beckstoffer have been quietly investing in land here. This gem comes from a small 18-acre Demeter Certified BiodynamicÂź Vineyard perched at 2,200 feet elevation.
Anyways, you want to know what itâs like?? Smooooth, creamy raspberry jam, cassis, cocoa, spice, savory bacon fat, and pencil shavings all served up in a CLASSY, balanced style somewhere between New and Old World. Like a primo Napa Cabernet, minus the price and with everything nice. It packs a finish that doesnât quit. It has dusty, fine-grained tannins and can definitely age for another 5+ years. In short, one of the absolute best Cabernet values weâve found. Period. For a truly memorable experience, serve up a nice fatty prime ribeye dusted with some Maldon salt. MMMMâŠMan, what a discovery!
Just flat out rocking good stuff at this price and we might have enough to last the day. Thatâs it, weâre off to Five Dot Ranch to grab a Porterhouse!!
93 Points â Tastings.com
âExceptional!â
Gold Medal â New York International Wine Competition
Gold Medal â Denver International Wine Competition
Tasting Profile
Tasting Profile
Look | Dense ruby to purple with brilliant streaks of deeper garnet emerging |
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Smell | Smooooth, creamy raspberry jam, cassis, cocoa, spice, savory bacon fat, and pencil shavings |
Taste | All served up in a CLASSY, balanced style somewhere between New and Old World |
Finish | It has dusty, fine-grained tannins and can definitely age for another 5+ years |
Pairing | For a truly memorable experience, serve up a nice fatty prime ribeye dusted with some Maldon salt |
What the Winery Says
2012 Red Hills Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
- Consulting Winemaker
- Dr. Richard Peterson
- Vintage
- 2012
- Varieties
- 97% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petite Verdot
- Appellation
- Red Hills, Lake County
- Vineyard
- 100% Hawk and Horse Estate
- Soils
- Cortina (gravel), bale loam (sand), Pleasanton loam (clay)
- Alcohol
- 14.3%
- pH
- 3.55
- Aging
- 19 months
- Barrels
- 80% new French oak