Hamel Family Wines

Hamel Family Ranch Sonoma Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 2019

Stuart Pollack

9.2

Good Cabernet Sauvignon with strong red fruit flavor but not much else. Well made but not memorable. — 6 months ago

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Alheit Vineyards

hemelrand Vine Garden Roussanne Blend 2018

Fredrik Finn

9.3

Near equal parts of Rousanne, Chenin and Chardonnay backed by Verdelho and a touch of Muscat sourced from Hamel en Aarde in Walker Bay, South Africa. Low intervention winemaking with elevage in old, neutral wood.
A fab complexity on the nose with a generous fruit, ranging from bruised apple, juicy peaches, orange blossom, through some tropical characters with a honeyd edge followed by toasted nuts and a mother rock-minerality. Rich on the palate but with a fresh acidity and a savoury dimension, ripe fruit drives the palate with a creamy slight waxy mid palate through a dry and solid finish. A performance that hits well above its modest price, though fall somewhat short on the finish to play in the big league, nevertheless an other remarkable wine from Alheit.
Serve at 10-12 degrees in generous burgundy glasses — 5 years ago

Hamel Family Wines

Pamelita Reserve Sonoma Valley 2013

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.3

Better than my last bottle, but still 16.6 ABV on a Cabernet, I expect that from a Zin.
Parker calls it a Profound Cabernet😳, how is anything with 16.6% profound? — 7 years ago

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