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Hanzell Sonoma Valley Chardonnay California

The 2013 Hanzell Sonoma Valley Chardonnay California has earned its place in The World of Fine Wine’s handpicked collection of tasting notes, featuring insights from the world’s foremost wine authorities. Explore in-depth commentary from wine experts Stephen Brook, Alex Hunt and Tim Atkin on Hanzell Sonoma Valley Chardonnay California - an internationally acclaimed dry white from California.
Hanzell Sonoma Valley Chardonnay California
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Wine Name
Hanzell Sonoma Valley Chardonnay California

Wine Producer
Hanzell

Score
85

Wine Style
White - Dry

Grape Type
Chardonnay

Country
United States

Vintage
2009

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Tim Atkin: Mid-lemon straw. Aromatic, leesy, musky fruit notes. Ripe, slightly sweet, high alcohol, lots of oak, and a hint of peanut brittle. High acid finish. Unbalanced. Lateand early-picked combination? Or just a tad dilute? - 13

Stephen Brook: Ripe citrus nose—fresh, too. Good attack, citric and precise, finely tuned and supported by excellent ripe acidity. Lemony and pert, but it doesn’t lack ripe fruit, though in a distinctly cool-climate style. This has elegance and distinction and a long, bracing finish - 17

Alex Hunt: On both nose and palate, this is too dusty and honey-scented. It lacks citrus cut and fullness of fruit, despite a nicely balanced structure - 13

Details

Wine expert Stephen Brook
Alex Hunt
Tim Atkin
Tastings year 2013
Region California
AppellationAVA
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