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Hawk Haven

Hawk Haven
2019 Signature Series Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cape May Peninsula

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.2%
88 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$46

Hawk Haven
2019 Signature Series Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cape May Peninsula

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.2%
Deep purple color. Aromas and flavors of waxy milk chocolate, stewed sweet peppers, and chocolate cake with a soft, crisp, dry medium body and a medium-to-long finish with overtones of cocoa, sweet peppers, and red fruit. Crisp acidity with red fruit make this a Cabernet that would pair well with an Italian beef sandwich or ground beef in mole sauce.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: waxy milk chocolate, stewed sweet peppers, and chocolate cake
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with overtones of cocoa, sweet peppers, and red fruit
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now with food
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Crisp acidity with red fruit make this a Cabernet that would pair well with an Italian beef sandwich or ground beef in mole sauce.

The Producer

Hawk Haven Vineyard

The Producer
600 S Railroad Ave
Rio Grande, NJ 08242
USA
1 609-846-7347

Cabernet Sauvignon

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Serve in a Cabernet Wine Glass
Cabernet Sauvignon is a variety that is the source of some of the world’s most celebrated and longest-lived reds. Grown in many countries, it is most famous in Bordeaux, where it is the principal grape in red Bordeaux as well as in California – especially Napa Valley- where it is labeled by its varietal name.

Cabernet Sauvignon has aromas and flavors of black currant, cassis, black cherry and sometimes plum (in warmer regions or vintages). Quite rich on the palate, the variety is very tannic, giving its wines a bitter edge in their youth, but also providing the wines with great aging potential, with top flight examples drinking well for as long as four or five decades. Given their richness and flavor profile, wines made from Cabernet Sauvignon need to be paired with rich red meats, such as steaks and roasts as well as game.

Besides France and California, other countries with warm growing regions also excel with Cabernet Sauvignon. These include the Maipo and Colchagua Valleys in Chile as well as the Bolgheri district, situated on the coast of Tuscany.