Community Tasting Notes 21

• Vinnut Likes this wine: 91 points

  November 1, 2016 - Subsequent notes on this wine from two years ago. Light golden yellow in color with no signs of aging. Forward, attractive & fragrant nose of ripe fruit aromas of apples, pears & citrus notes of lemons/limes with overtones of floral notes & minerals, spices, buttery, almonds, stony, a bit of butterscotch, smoky & a touch of oak & vanilla in the background. Medium bodied with a good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, complex, ripe fruit flavors of green apples, lemons/limes & ruby grapefruit with spices, minerals, butterscotch, stony, buttery, vanilla & oak. Lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present & has the fruit & structure to hold at its current stage of development although it may not improve with further aging. It's showing quite well at 8 years of age. I disagree with comments that this is a "stereotypical" American Chardonnay; it's much more Burgundian in style.

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• Farnelicous Likes this wine: 92 points

  June 19, 2016 - Excellent burgundian-styled Chardonnay, drinking very well now.

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• dkwins Likes this wine: 91 points

  November 21, 2015 - Dependable crisp, balanced fruit. Last bottle. Excellent value.

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• cubswinws Likes this wine: 91 points

  December 24, 2014 - Nice chardonnay.

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• megavalanche Does not like this wine:

  October 18, 2014 - Clear, mellow yellow color with hint of age. On the nose, notes of toasted coconut, popcorn and melon emerged showing power and broodiness. I felt the nose was rather muted and lack liveliness. While some ripe pineapple tones followed, I failed to discern any uplifting citrus in the aroma. On the palate, the melon and coconut profiles persisted. Compared with the Burgundies I tried before, this is fuller. Heat from the obvious alcohol filled my senses and imparted some bitterness in my mouth and onto the finish. The lingering heat leaves a rather strong aftertaste. I understand many others will enjoy this wine. For me, this typifies the my stereotype of the American Chardonnay. This does not remind me of a good New Zealand Chardonnay (Kumeu River Coddington, Sacred Hill Rifleman, Neudorf Moutere or Milton Anne's Vineyard). Those are more elegant yet very bold. This wine is not what I like.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2008
• Type White
• Producer Walter Hansel Winery
• Varietal Chardonnay
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Cahill Lane
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Russian River Valley

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• In Cellars 86 (27%)
• Consumed 231 (73%)

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