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Hayes Ranch Winery: "A California Winery with a Western Spirit"


This Western inspired winery is roping in value with its two signature wines!  Both the Hayes Ranch Chardonnay and Cabernet are UNDER $7 per bottle!  These value wines are taming the "wild" West of California and are true illustrations that wine is affordable at any budget.

Winery Notes

Hayes Ranch premium California wines embrace the spirit of the American West. The Hayes family was a true California ranching family whose livelihood depended on the land. Today, the Wente Family carries on the Hayes family tradition, with 128 years of winemaking and wine growing history, crafting bright, delicious wines from premier California vineyards. We created these wines for your enjoyment, with a rancher’s pride, from excellent quality grapes. The Hayes Ranch portfolio includes playful “western” varietals that are as delicious as they are affordable.

Hayes Ranch "Best Foot Forward" Chardonnay 2010 Tasting Notes

Golden yellow in color with inviting aromas and flavors of vanilla, brown sugar and green apple with a hint of cinnamon. The mouth filling flavors are subtle, yet well integrated with oak to create a very smooth wine
with a soft fruity finish.

Hayes Ranch "In the Saddle" Cabernet 2010 Tasting Notes

This Cabernet comes from specially selected vineyards in California, where warm days, cool nights and a long growing season develop ripe, round fruit flavors. Each vineyard is sustainably farmed and harvested separately, fermented in upright fermenters, and “rack and return” was performed twice daily. Rack and return is the process of draining all of the free-run juice off the cap, then pumping the free-run juice back over the top of the fermenter. This method increases color and tannin extraction and improves the mouthfeel through the integration of oxygen. Each blend was aged separately in neutral oak.

Flavors of red cherry and anise, with a hint of vanilla, abound in this Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine is well balanced, with medium tannin, a smooth mid-palate and a spicy, coffee finish.