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| Drinking window: Drink between 2014 and 2017 (based on 5 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.5 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Deux Chevaux on 3/24/2016: Bright golden. Balanced, with a kiss of sweetness. Bright and rather simple, but very enjoyable over three nights. (879 views) | | | Tasted by swifty846 on 5/3/2015 & rated 90 points: Lovely with sautéed fresh asparagus tossed into pasta with garlic flavored olive oil. (1103 views) | | | Tasted by daver852 on 4/21/2015 & rated 88 points: Medium golden-yellow color, moderate nose dominated by apples and a whiff of oak. Very fruity wine, lots of citrus notes, but apple and pear lurking in the background. Also quite a bit of oak on the finish. Soft and luscious without being flabby. Clean finish. This is not my favorite style of Chardonnay, but I have to admit - this is really delicious. Almost sweet tasting, although I am sure there's little residual sugar. This is not a food wine, but would make an excellent aperitif. Drank this with a friend, and we finished the bottle in less than an hour. Really top-notch easy-drinking Chardonnay. (1041 views) | | | Tasted by daver852 on 4/21/2015 & rated 88 points: Medium golden-yellow color, moderate nose dominated by apples and a whiff of oak. Very fruity wine, lots of citrus notes, but apple and pear lurking in the background. Also quite a bit of oak on the finish. Soft and luscious without being flabby. Clean finish. This is not my favorite style of Chardonnay, but I have to admit - this is really delicious. Almost sweet tasting, although I am sure there's little residual sugar. This is not a food wine, but would make an excellent aperitif. Drank this with a friend, and we finished the bottle in less than an hour. Really top-notch, easy-drinking Chardonnay. Recommended. (1047 views) | | | Tasted by topher18 on 11/21/2014 & rated 91 points: Clear light golden color. Apple, lemon and a hint of oak on the nose. Very nice texture, seems really nicely balanced. Mid length finish.
color 4/5
nose 8/10
taste 16/20
balance 9/10
finish 4/5 (1204 views) |
| Handley Producer website
Handley Cellars is a small family-owned winery in California’s Mendocino County. Bonded in 1982, we produce around 12,000 cases of wine a year. Our quality starts with our Estate Vineyards in Anderson Valley.
We are located at the northwest end of the Anderson Valley on 59 acres of the original Holmes Ranch. Still standing on the property are the now-refurbished ranch house, barn, and the original water tower.
At Handley Cellars, we offer a wide variety of wines that complement today’s diverse cuisines. Winemaker Milla Handley seeks to make balanced wines that possess distinctive varietal characteristics, wines that
reflect the soil and climate in which they were grown.
Handley’s beautiful tasting room is located 6 miles northwest of Philo, California, on Highway 128. We offer tours by appointment, and our garden courtyard is open for picnics. Stop by to try our selections and,
while visiting, enjoy our unique display of folk art collected from around the world.Chardonnay The Chardonnay GrapeUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson North CoastThe North Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA) in California, covering more than three million acres, includes Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake counties, and portions of Marin and Solano counties. (see The Wine Institute for more information)Mendocino County Mendocino Winegrape & Wine Commission
Eagle Peak, Mendocino County AVA:
http://eaglepeakava.com/
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