Community Tasting Notes 28

• shorty01 Likes this wine: 92 points

  July 15, 2023 - Lush, forward dark freshly picked cherry nose, followed by same on palate. My first impression was overly fruit forward. But, with about an hour of air, a bit more earth emerged creating a nicely balanced flavor profile with mouth puckering acidity.

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• glimmervoid wrote:

  February 4, 2023 - Chateau Biawak Chapter 9: SONOMAvatar - The way of water (Chateau Biawak, Singapore): 14.5% ABV. produced from 100% Dijon clone 777. Clone 777 tends to be earthier with medium sized clusters and berries. 95% destemmed grapes with whole clusters on the remainder. 5-day cold soak followed by a 10-day fermentation, with 3 times daily punch downs (pigéage). 1 year in 60% new Francois Freres barrels and 40% one-year old barrels. 2016 was the first year after a 3-year drought. The abundance of winter rain increased berry size and increased the yields.
  
  Rich, deep and powerful, yet with restraint and balance. Cherry, raspberry fruit, cola notes, underlying savoury and saline edge, citrus peel character. My favourite from the lineup.
  
  photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/CohsY0zhLrM/

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• kabert Likes this wine: 93 points

  January 28, 2023 - Super depth and concentration - this is a beauty, not just in the tasty, sophisticated flavors but in the depth and layers. No hurry to drink bottles of this, but dang it’s good now!

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• Mr. Brisket Likes this wine: 93 points

  August 16, 2022 - This pinot has come into its own, taking on a bit more old world character and darker fruit than the bottle I tried last year. It has developed the mushroom and wet leaf of the 2014 vintage that captivated me and put Hansel wines on my annual purchase list. No rush to drink, but certainly at or near full potential. A joy to drink.

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• DVill Likes this wine: 93 points

  June 12, 2022 - Lovely and balanced. Seemed best after 2hr of air. Burgundian nose, where there seemed to be some woody notes along the typical/classic fruit tones, and some minty character as well. Round and light mouthfeel, but still well-structured; and a longer finish than I would have expected. Really nice bottle — if I had another I’d wait another couple years

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2016
• Type Red
• Producer Walter Hansel Winery
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard The South Slope Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Russian River Valley
• UPC Code 011668140014

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