Community Tasting Notes 6

• Twowinechicks Likes this wine: 92 points

  January 17, 2024 - Rich ruby red, medium-to lighter bodied, lots more spice/cinnamon on the nose than the last time we tasted this, a lingering and persistent finish of allspice. sadly, only one more bottle remaining!

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• Paul852 Likes this wine: 92 points

  February 9, 2022 - I haven't drunk much American wine because I've yet to find many that aren't too big and brash for my taste. But this is really rather nice. We're drinking it alongside a somewhat spicy lamb/bacon/tomato sauce on pasta and it's a very good pairing.
  
  Opened but didn't decant about an hour in advance. The nose is pure sweet dark red fruit, but the palate is better balanced than the nose would suggest: some well-integrated tannins and light acidity provide a good balance. The finish is clean and more-ish. This is still a fruit-forward wine, but the pairing with slightly spicy meat is working well.
  
  This was a gift, but I think it's about US$45 hereabouts and I might hunt down another bottle or two at that price.

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• Twowinechicks Likes this wine: 92 points

  January 1, 2022 - Sweet sappy red fruit, yet with enough freshness and acidity to balance it. Tasted alongside the Alesia 2019 and this was clearer and better balanced.

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• SkyCellar Likes this wine: 93 points

  September 27, 2021 - Gorgeous

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• SkyCellar Likes this wine: 94 points

  September 15, 2021 - Just great. I love Walter Hansel wines.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2017
• Type Red
• Producer Walter Hansel Winery
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Cahill Lane
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Russian River Valley

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• In Cellars 120 (32%)
• Consumed 252 (68%)

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