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Hawley 2005 Old Vine Gaddis Vineyard Zinfandel (Russian River Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $28
They say the vines are 85 years old, and I can believe it, because these authentically old Zin vines are intense. It’s not just intensity of cherry-berry fruit, but of substances that seem to exist deep in the soil, like stones and minerals and organic matter and decomposing volcanic litter and old compounds washed down from the mountains over time. I like this dry…
— S.H.
(12/1/2007)
Hawley 2004 Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
- $32
Lots going on in this dry, young Pinot. Shows classic cool-climate, RRV character, with a pale color, delicately silky mouthfeel, and powerful cherry, cola, pomegranate, rhubarb, licorice and smoky oak flavors. A lovely wine; should develop over the next six years.
— S.H.
(4/1/2007)
Hawley 2000 Bradford Mountain Merlot (Dry Creek Valley)
- $20
This interesting Merlot seesaws between ripe flavors of blackcurrants and cassis and a delicious earthiness that suggests green olives. It’s very dry, with lusciously ripe tannins and soft acids. Not an ager, but a plump, meaty wine for early consumption.
— S.H.
(5/1/2004)
Hawley 2007 Oehlman Vineyard Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
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- $33
A good, rich Pinot Noir, not an ager, but offers lots of true varietal flavor. It’s dry and silky, with accessible cherries, red currants, red licorice, orange zest, cola, cedar and cinnamon spices. Easy to like.
— S.H.
(11/1/2009)
Hawley 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon (Dry Creek Valley)
- $28
You can smell the cassis and blackberry fruit a mile away. The oak, too. Dry and full-bodied, with a rich earthiness. Soft tannins make it immediately drinkable.
— S.H.
(11/15/2002)
Hawley 2007 Reserve Bottling Pinot Noir (Green Valley)
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- $52
A bit tough and gritty now, with a chewy texture, like bacon or beef jerky. That’s in addition to the cherry, cola, anise and sandalwood flavors. Give this wine a good decant before serving.
— S.H.
(6/1/2010)
Hawley 2005 Ponzo Vineyard Petite Sirah (Sonoma County)
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- $26
This tannic wine is quintessential North Coast Petite Sirah. The vineyard is where Russian River Valley meets Dry Creek Valley, and the wine is bone dry and astringent. The superextracted cherry and blackberry flavors veer on liqueur, but happily avoid raisins, while cool Sonoma gives the wine an acidic brace. If you like these lusty young reds, you’ll happily gulp…
— S.H.
(12/1/2007)
Hawley 2006 Ponzo Vineyard Zinfandel (Sonoma County)
- $24
This Zin is so fresh and jammy in raspberries, cherries and blackberries, you wonder why they didn’t hold it back for a while, to let the flavors meld. Tasted in March 2008, it still had that acid-forward, crushed berry tartness you find in wine straight out of the fermenter. But it’s a very good Zin that will improve in the bottle. This should be at its best by…
— S.H.
(9/1/2008)
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