Tasting Notes for Hess Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

Red Wines	Cabernet Sauvignon	North Coast	California

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Date Printed: 5/18/2013

Hess Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

(search item no. 111945)

PRICE ON 5/18/2013: $14.99

ratings pedigree (past vintages):
1999 Wine Spectator rating: 87 points
1997 Wine Spectator rating: 85 points

Winemaker's Notes:

This wine also available as part of the Hess and Gourmet Food Pairing Set

A soft entry, with ripe plum and raspberry in the forefront, is supported by background flavors of tobacco and caramel, which add complexity to this imminently drinkable wine.

Pair with any dish incorporating sweet peppers, caramelized onions or roasted Portobello mushrooms, a hearty bacon burger with blue cheese, barbecued shrimp, mild blue cheeses and cheddar cheese.

My Notes:

Additional wines from The Hess Collection:

2009 19 Block Cuvee Mt Veeder (search item no. 121003)
2009 Collection Mount Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon (search item no. 113613)
2010 Allomi Cabernet Sauvignon (search item no. 120146)
2010 Select Cabernet Sauvignon (search item no. 119139)
2011 Collection Napa Valley Chardonnay (search item no. 124147)
2011 Select Chardonnay (search item no. 121726)
2011 Select Chardonnay (search item no. 121726)

About The Hess Collection:

The Hess Collection was founded by Swiss entrepreneur Donald Hess, who first purchased vineyards on Mount Veeder in 1978 and began making wine under The Hess Collection label in 1983. In 1986, he began renovation of the historic winery, originally constructed in 1903 by Colonel Theodore Gier. The winery opened to the public in 1989. The Hess Collection has vineyards on Mount Veeder, along with their Napa Valley estate vineyards - Su'skol and Allomi in Napa Valley, and Shirtail Creek Vineyard in Monterey. Each of these vineyards is sustainably farmed in accordance with Donald's philosophy: "Nurture the land, return what you take."