95 Wine Spectator – This is packed with vivid boysenberry, mulberry and black currant fruit that bursts forth with energy, while being held in check by graphite, anise and apple wood notes that lend good underlying tension. Features bramble and warm stone accents on the finish, as the fruit races through.
94 Decanter – The inaugural release of Baker & Hamilton from Bruce Phillips, whose family owns Vine Hill Ranch in Oakville, so you can guess where the Cabernet grapes are sourced from! Incredibly powerful and intricate aromas of black cherry, chocolate, black peppercorns, pencil shavings and lavish oak. Medium-bodied on entry and more restrained than the nose: delicate boysenberry, raspberry and candied cherry framed by an iron-like minerality. Intricate tannins are fleshy and supple, building to a dry finish that is a touch smoky. Françoise Peschon is the winemaker. One to watch.
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In 1849, R.M. Hamilton partnered with L.L. Baker to supply tools and provisions to miners and ranchers from a canvas tent in Gold Country. Soon, Baker & Hamilton began to sell hardware and their own manufactured farm tools. The label on the Cabernet Sauvignon pays tribute to the legendary B&H catalogues, pages packed with equipment illustrations.
The Baker & Hamilton Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from estate-grown fruit from Vine Hill Ranch, their 71-acre Oakville vineyard. Source of many legendary Cabernets as well as the VHR, Vine Hill Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon, Baker & Hamilton is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon that highlights the vineyard’s Oakville benchland fruit. With soft supple tannins, Baker & Hamilton has remarkable depth and complexity while pairing beautifully with an array of cuisine. Francoise Peschon, Vinous’ 2021 winemaker of the year and the VHR, Vine Hill Ranch winemaker crafts the fabulous Baker & Hamilton wine.