2008 Walter Hansel Winery Pinot Noir The South Slope Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 91 points

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  11/2/2018 - Somm David T Likes this wine: 93 Points

  With lunch, this amazing 08 Walter Hansel. Well deserving of a 93 on technical merits but, even a little higher on the pleasure scale.
  
  On the nose, ruby older fruits of; blackberries, dry cranberries, dark cherries, stewed plums, blueberries hues, cooked rhubarb, pomegranate and black raspberries. Vanilla, cinnamon, clove, dark spice, steeped tea, limestone minerals, dry stems, underbrush, hints of black cherry licorice/cola, saddle-wood, touch herbaceous with bright withering red florals.
  
  The drinking window is right around its peak. The body in medium, round and lush. Ruby older fruits of; blackberries, dry cranberries, dark cherries, stewed plums, poached strawberries, blueberries hues, cooked rhubarb, pomegranate and black raspberries. Vanilla, cinnamon, clove, dark spice, steeped tea, limestone minerals, dry crushed rock powder, dry stems, underbrush, hints of black cherry licorice/cola, saddle-wood, touch herbaceous with bright withering red florals. The acidity is round and like a rain shower. The finish is; beautiful, ripe, lush, elegant well balanced and polished.

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  12/18/2014 - markcic wrote: 89 Points

  We pnp'd at Adam's birthday dinner, red fruit on the nose, the palate was cherry, strawberry and a little cranberry flavor which came out on the finish. It was a very good wine but not as deep and complex as the Cuvee Alyce we had at lunch

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  8/21/2014 - Rezy13 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Walter Hansel vs. Grand Cru Burgundy (Bin 75): Darker core, dull garnet rim, good clarity; tart cranberry and cherry, strawberry, taut and focused, youthful, showing excellently, sweeter and riper with air, definitely heavier and lower acid but still very nice; delicious.

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  4/26/2014 - winecat9 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Dark color, rich bouquet, dense fruit, good finish. Drinking well now and should continue for a few years at this level (or better).

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  8/11/2013 - Mezz wrote: 93 Points

  Nose of red cherry and raspberry, cola. Rich viscosity on the palate, wonderful balance of tannins and acidity with acidity prevailing for a refreshing lengthy finish. Lots of subtlety beneath the fruit but perhaps too young for secondary aromas to emerge. Sublime.

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