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Reviews Robert Parker 93 Points
The 2006 Chardonnay (4,600+ cases) was 80% tank-fermented with no malolatic, and 33% spent 18 months in barrel. It possesses lovely white peach, pear, and crushed rock characteristics, full body, splendid acidity as well as purity, and a gracious integration of subtle oak. This beautiful white can be enjoyed over the next 5-6 years.
This winery, which had some qualitative issues, is fully back. The winery has been rebuilt and modernized, and since 2005, former Acacia winemaker Michael Terrien has been in full control. The two Chardonnays demonstrate just what extraordinary quality consumers can again expect from Hanzell.
Wine Spectator 92 Points
Flinty, with a tight beam of mineral, white peach, nectarine, green apple and lime flavors that are concentrated, keeping the focus on the vibrant fruit. Drink now through 2014. 3,253 cases made.–JL
International Wine Cellar 90 Points
Fresh, pale yellow. Pear, lichee, minerals, honey and vanilla on the nose. Dense and firmly built, with serious lemony acidity and stony minerality keeping this young wine's tactile kernel of pear and citrus fruit under wraps today. This rather brooding, no-malo chardonnay will need time to unwind. Finishes chewy and brisk, with an intriguing undertone of honey, earth and vanillin oak. |
