2019 Hanzell Chardonnay

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 90.8 points

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  8/6/2023 - Rob MacKay wrote: flawed

  Unfortunately the first corked bottle I’ve had from hanzell

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  4/24/2022 - winespine Likes this wine: 94 Points

  This was part of our tasting flight when visiting the Hanzell Estate. Average vine age is 35 years. I loved it and it became part of the mixed case our group bought - to be consumed 2 nights later. It's a style that I really enjoy: lots of fruit, crisp acidity and a soft touch with the oak. 27% is barrel fermented and the rest fermented in stainless steel tanks, and the the barrel fermented component goes through Malo. It's aged in a combo of oak and stainless. I will note though: when I tasted it at Hanzell, the oak was very much in the background, but when we drank a bottle 2 nights later the oak was more pronounced. We did serve with food, as well (turkey burgers) I'm guessing the difference was air - the tasting bottle had probably been open for awhile. So if you own it, a decant would help stitch it together. Ideally this wine should see another 5 years in the cellar and could go 10+ years easily.

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  11/14/2021 - mdanser Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Neutral straw color. Very mellow on the nose. Slight citrus and oak. Stronger oak taste. Some citrus. Quick finish, doesn’t linger. Medium high acid, medium low sweetness. Medium alcohol.

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