. Brilliant medium-gold color, with honey, pear, apple, pineapple, lemon oil, and white flowers aromas, and a judicious framing of vanillin oak.

Of Cherokee descent, winemaker Derek Rohlffs was gifted the name "Winter Hawk" as a young boy. Intuitively connected to the land-Cherokee means "those who live in the mountains"-Derek has always felt a mysterious pull to nature, even as a child. To hear him tell it, the vineyard is his destiny. He doesn't view his path to winemaking as a conscious choice, but more of an undercurrent that quietly ushered him to where he belongs. Today, Derek welcomes the sight of hawks circling over the vineyards and swooping down to the earth around him. A single hawk's feather fittingly graces the Bravium label, echoing the power, elegance, and vitality of the wines-and of Derek's Cherokee roots.

Alcohol by Volume: 13.1%

Varietal: CHARDONNAY