Lovely with nice acid, melons, apple, citrus, a hint of vanilla. Beautiful balance as always. I’m glad I have two more bottles. I might just sit on them for a couple years and see what happens.
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Another lovely savory, measured Chardonnay from Walter Hansel drinking really well in that 5-7 year window. Some nuttiness, the fruit and alcohol softened, a little spicy complexity on the nose. These are never small wines bur nor are they overblown.
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Decanted for 30 minuts. The color is clear/light gold. This wine comes from a cool climate.
On the Nose: Tropical fruit, lemon, honey, red apple, a lot of burnt oak, and I get a slightly buttery & vanilla feeling. At the end there is a floral finish.
Palate: A massive wall of fruit! Melon, red apple, pear, lemon, tropical fruits. A bit of honey together with oak. No floral finish but I do get a spicy feeling.
The body is medium+ The acidity is light and so gentle. The tannins are medium. The complexity is medium.
Overall I am impressed. A fantastic cool climate Chardonnay, which is very fruit-forward and so delicious to drink. Drinkable now, but you could save this 2-3 years and drink it until 2028, maybe even 2030.
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12/14/2023 - Rebs in Chicago wrote: 93 Points
Lovely with nice acid, melons, apple, citrus, a hint of vanilla. Beautiful balance as always. I’m glad I have two more bottles. I might just sit on them for a couple years and see what happens.
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8/13/2022 - Rebs in Chicago wrote: 93 Points
Honeysuckle , dried Turkish apricots, melon, citrus, a hint of cream and vanilla. Good acidity
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8/13/2022 - Tmar wrote:
Bad.
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7/14/2022 - Benj wrote:
Another lovely savory, measured Chardonnay from Walter Hansel drinking really well in that 5-7 year window. Some nuttiness, the fruit and alcohol softened, a little spicy complexity on the nose. These are never small wines bur nor are they overblown.
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3/26/2022 - tob100 wrote: 94 Points
6 years old, last bottle and the cork broke. Not a problem though.
The nose:
Mango, pineapple, lemon, a hint of vanilla.
The palate:
pretty much the same, very floral.
I tasted it 2 years ago and it feels more medium on the body, than full. The acidity was more sharp than earlier.
So a couple of points down and maybe you should consider opening your bottles within the next 2-4 years.
But still a great wine - 94P
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2/19/2022 - DannyM Does not like this wine:
This wine appeared to be bad. Did not drink.
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9/16/2021 - BGK810 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Golden color. Apple, honey, a slight bit of bitter oak and butter. Medium+ length finish.
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6/5/2020 - JGvine Likes this wine: 92 Points
Wow loved this. So smooth and cool.
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4/25/2020 - tob100 Likes this wine: 96 Points
Decanted for 30 minuts.
The color is clear/light gold.
This wine comes from a cool climate.
On the Nose:
Tropical fruit, lemon, honey, red apple, a lot of burnt oak, and I get a slightly buttery & vanilla feeling. At the end there is a floral finish.
Palate:
A massive wall of fruit! Melon, red apple, pear, lemon, tropical fruits. A bit of honey together with oak. No floral finish but I do get a spicy feeling.
The body is medium+
The acidity is light and so gentle.
The tannins are medium.
The complexity is medium.
Overall I am impressed. A fantastic cool climate Chardonnay, which is very fruit-forward and so delicious to drink. Drinkable now, but you could save this 2-3 years and drink it until 2028, maybe even 2030.
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9/28/2019 - buymoreredsdrinkmorewhites Likes this wine:
Very nice, easy to drink oak blows right off.
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7/23/2019 - dstraub wrote: 92 Points
Tasted at the winery - very good.
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6/12/2019 - ULou Likes this wine: 84 Points
Nice enough chardonnay
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