2012 Hanzell Pinot Noir

Community Tasting Notes (40) Avg Score: 91.0 points

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  12/29/2023 - beatles wrote: 92 Points

  Chalky, subdued, elegant, discrete, quite European in style with somewhat withdrawn, yet ripe fruit. Smooth and balanced. Drinking a point IMHO.
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  7/10/2023 - sdwineguru Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Sonoma 2012 Hanzell Pinot Noir. Light-mid ruby, amber edges, viscous (14.5 alc.); old Pinot nose, leaves, red fruit, stemmy, cherries, cedar; low-mid acids; softening tannins; balanced; some depth and style; mid-long finish. 16.5-17 UC Davis scale, 91-92 other scales. Probably peaked.

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  2/8/2023 - VlgJeff wrote: 90 Points

  Wanting to drink up this vintage of Hanzell Pinot Noir, I opened this bottle and had only enough time to give it a 15 minute slo-ox. The wine opened a bit revealing a slightly better red fruit/earth balance, but still showing its age. Based on my bottles, I would continue to recommend drinking up this vintage.

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  1/24/2023 - VlgJeff wrote:

  PnP as there was no time for a decant -- and the wine continued to open as the meal progressed. Lots of earthy character with some red fruit, spice, a bit more acid than needed to balance and no tannins. Will skip rating due to lack of air - but would have been an 89. I would continue to recommend drinking up this vintage.

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  12/12/2022 - VlgJeff wrote: 91 Points

  Extended decant for an hour and a half with very slight sediment. A bit better than our previous bottles. The color was a clear medium violet. Lots of red fruit and earth notes on the nose. The red fruits - cherry, cranberry, raspberry - were a bit more vivid, as were the earth and spice notes, as well as the acidity. I would continue to recommend drinking up and enjoying sooner rather than later.

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