Community Tasting Notes 27

• beej Likes this wine:

  April 8, 2018 - Crisp clean Cali chard.
  Got the butterscotch.
  Syrup and spice everything nice.

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• pkbowen Likes this wine: 90 points

  July 6, 2016 - PnP at cellar temperature. Pours medium gold. The nose is layered, interesting, and changes with air and warmth. Primary, secondary, and tertiary aromas are all present: lemon rind, flint, white peppercorns, spice cabinet, pineapple and mixed tropical fruits, butterscotch, and hairspray. Soft lemon and butter on the attack are joined by oak-driven flavors and aggressive acidity on the midpalate. Acidity seems to combine with a coating of very fine wood tannin into the finish, giving this '07 a surprisingly firm structure. Finishes long (several minutes) with persistent oak-derived and lemon curd flavors.
  
  This is a very well-made wine with a significant amount of aging potential remaining. Oak is overused for our taste, but we can't argue with results...this is very nice wine after ~8 years in bottle. Tough to tell where it might be headed, but certainly drinking well now. "Very good-to-excellent," 90/100.

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• Acohen Likes this wine: 91 points

  January 30, 2016 - Nice mouthfeel, rich color and texture with pears, apple and light lemon notes

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• lachord wrote: 93 points

  January 7, 2015 - Light buttery flavor with subtle citrus fruit hints.

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• mhauser Likes this wine:

  April 18, 2014 - Rich yellow, clear. Fresh herbs, petrol, vanilla, green olive on the nose. A bit of tannin, with good acidity. A hint of butter and sweetness, lemon curd, grapefruit, baking spice, olive on the palate. Very long finish. Like a grand cru burgundy. Very, very delicious.

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• Vintage 2007
• Type White
• Producer Hanzell
• Varietal Chardonnay
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Sonoma Valley

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• In Cellars 357 (34%)
• Consumed 694 (66%)

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