Community Tasting Notes 16

• achasd Likes this wine: 91 points

  November 19, 2016 - Surprisingly good -- better than my last bottle. Too bad it was the last one.
  The wine looks garnet colored. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like red currant.

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• nzinkgraf wrote:

  September 16, 2016 - Earth and goat-y notes to the nose. A very stone-y expression on the nose. A little band-aid aroma and that follows very quietly to the palate. Very mineral and a little grassy/sous-bois, but still very fresh and even less evolved than the 1999 Chardonnay. Very much a Burg express, as opposed to CA. Again, still 3+ years ahead of fine drankin'.

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• achasd Likes this wine: 90 points

  September 8, 2016 - Better than expected. Past prime but good for another year or so

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• rocknroller wrote: 90 points

  December 6, 2014 - Annual Tasting Group Holiday Party (La Belle Vie, Mpls): Medium dark red color. Small pour. Mint, red fruits, medium plus body, firm tannins, a bit syrupy, spiced.

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• chablis28 wrote: 91 points

  December 6, 2014 - This was an interesting pour alongside a 91 Echez. Normally I wouldn't think of Hanzell as a big wine but this definitely showed more richness and meat on the bone than the side by side '91 Burg. Very enjoyable. I detect a bit a bit of brown sugar creeping in which makes me think this should be drank up within next year or so. That said, I only recently acquired this and can't attest to its provenance. The btl and cork were pristine though.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1999
• Type Red
• Producer Hanzell
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Sonoma Valley

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• In Cellars 44 (54%)
• Consumed 37 (46%)

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