2003 Hanzell Pinot Noir

Community Tasting Notes (20) Avg Score: 90.2 points

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  9/22/2019 - dofzin Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Deep red color. Dark cherries, minerals. Still holding up well.

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  8/11/2019 - oldwines Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Purchased in 2014 from another’s cellar through HDH, Chicago. Decanted around 4:30pm and tasted throughout the evening and the next day. Lovely bright translucent medium ruby. Very elegant, medium bodied but packing more flavor than it looks like it should. Very little sign of advancing age with perhaps a little brick at the meniscus. Nose has a reasonable amount of vanilla, along with violets, baking spice and rich ripe cherry. Palate reflects the nose and is chewy and dense yet retaining plenty of acidity so it is still bright and good with food. Bone dry but yet the fruit is prominent in the mid palate. Finish is long and layered with more elegant notes of florals and a smidgeon of chocolate. Nice with both a grilled sirloin and chicken and porks kabobs.

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  6/16/2018 - oldwines Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Decanted at 3:30 pm and tasted through about 10:30. This just got better and better until it was all gone. It was rather closed through the first 3 hours but the exploded with both fragrances and flavors. The nose had dark cherry, black raspberry, and minerals. Acidity was medium high but in balance with the wine overall which had a nice viscous texture. It was long complex and chewy on the palate with minerals, the red and light black fruit and a wonderful mouth feel. Burgundian in style rather than Cali yet clearly it had more ripeness than most Burg’s. Extremely enjoyable when it fully opened up. So again it is clear to me that this and most any wine from Hanzell is better with lots of air.

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  7/11/2016 - oldwines Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Decanted at 4 pm and drunk from 7-8pm. Dark Translucent ruby, little to no sign of bricking, youthful looking. Nose is elegant, generous and layered with the expected cherry, some grilled meat, earthy mineralogy and a touch of vanilla. Very voluptuous on the tongue rich and chewy yet bright and lively. Nice flavors of red fruit/cherry, some menthol, smokey, earthy minerals and a long aftertaste. Great with grilled, spicy, dry rubbed salmon. Plenty of life ahead if this bottle is representative. Purchased from HDH in Chicago 2+ years ago, shipped halfway across the country and stored in my cellar since. Well balanced and not overdone in any dimension. Lovely!

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  11/23/2013 - Abanker Likes this wine: 91 Points

  very good, enjoyed at Donovan's with family.

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