Walter Hansel, Cahill Lane Vineyard Chardonnay, Russian River Valley

Walter Hansel · California › Russian River Valley › United States of America

White · Chardonnay
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LWIN 1187250
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92 /100
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21
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Taster #7872 · Mar 28, 2024
92/100
Very tasty bottle, in a great sport now with both composure and freshness. Smooth mouthfeel and right amount of acidity to balance the sunny fruit. Do not see much upside, good to go👍
2016 vintage
Taster #4768 · Jul 7, 2023
95/100
one of the best I have had. Everything in perfect balance. Lots of time left for those with bottles in the cellar.
2016 vintage
Taster #9552 · Feb 1, 2023
92/100
Light gold. Honey and ripe golden delicious aromas with some nutmeg. On the palate - very extracted (wife thought this was Australian) with ripe stone fruits, sweet cashews, warm Hawaiian buns, with a creamy finish electrified by zippy acidity. Clearly has plenty of life ahead, perhaps with room for slight improvement. Super pleasurable and slightly hedonistic! 92-93
2016 vintage
Taster #0630 · Jul 9, 2022
91/100
Light-medium yellow in color. Aromas of very ripe pears, golden delicious apples, lemon zest, vanilla and creamy oak on the nose. Rich and unctuous on the palate with buttered, citrus and vanilla poached pears, medium (-) acidity and a long creamy and sweet honey-suckle finish.
2016 vintage
Taster #6505 · Feb 19, 2022
This wine appeared to be bad. Did not drink.
2016 vintage
Taster #2952 · Dec 12, 2021
94/100
Sitting here drinking the rest of a bottle that I opened three nights ago and it is amazing. Honey, pear and lots of complexity. Really good.
2016 vintage
Taster #5395 · Nov 23, 2021
93/100
A medium bodied Chardonnay with notes of lemon curd, minerals, honey with nice acidity and long satisfying finish. An excellent value.
2016 vintage
Taster #0630 · Sep 17, 2021
91/100
Light yellow in color. Hint of toasted sesame, ripe orchard fruits, honeysuckle, yellow florals on the nose. Medium-bodied palate shows good depth to the sappy buttered pears, honey, yellow citrus zest, medium acidity and a long toasty finish. Great QPR
2016 vintage
Taster #1254 · Aug 8, 2021
93/100
Consistent to my previous notes, really good right now, drink over the next few years.
2016 vintage
Taster #4768 · Apr 29, 2021
93/100
consistent with previous bottles.
2016 vintage
Taster #2952 · Oct 21, 2020
93/100
PnP and drank with Costco chicken. delicious as expected. Drink or hold.
2016 vintage
Taster #5418 · Oct 14, 2020
92/100
At this point, a beautiful golden color. Very ripe pear and bruised, ripe apple flavors, along with a touch of honey. A fair amount of nicely integrated oak and a long finish. Hansel chards and pinots are the best, high quality QPR available.
2016 vintage
Taster #6623 · Aug 5, 2020
93/100
Aging very well. It’s one of the great values among CA Chards. Smooth, long lingering flavor with the right amount of acid for drinking by itself and with food. Highly recommended.
2016 vintage
Taster #1254 · Jun 7, 2020
93/100
Consistent with previous notes, very drinkable now as a PnP, I’d drink over the next 3 years.
2016 vintage
Taster #9338 · May 4, 2020
Over buttery, not a re-buy
2016 vintage
Taster #4768 · Mar 15, 2020
93/100
beautiful balance and nuanced refined style of Napa Chardonnay. Butter and oak are present, but not dominant.
2016 vintage
Taster #5546 · Feb 19, 2020
92/100
For a sub$40 bottle this fights well above its weight. Stone fruit nose with a rich palate of apple, leeches and tangerine. Not overly sweet but round and giving. Definately Cali but the oak is not overblown.
2016 vintage
Taster #3441 · Feb 18, 2020
92/100
Guldgult med gröna toner i färgen Doften ger direkt tydliga amerikanska vibbar med fet, ekig vanilj utan att bli bombastisk. Inslag där bakom av mogen lime, lätt omogen persika och feta mandlar I munnen får man vanilj, hyfsat balanserad ek, mandelmassa, i samklang med citrustoner från mogen grape och lite limebeska samt aningar av mogna vita tropiska frukt-toner Tillgänglig i sin ungdom och bra Bang for the buck tycker jag. Jag är på 91-92 någonting. Kan bli bättre. Får plus …
2016 vintage
Taster #0194 · Jan 5, 2020
POPPACORK is right with the burnt/bitter oak comment, also bruised red delicious apples on palate with a touch of butter that blows off but could not get past the "burnt/bitter" wood/oak finish. Cousin Pudge thought is was drinkable. Same notes on 2nd day. Cousin Pudge thought it more bitter 2nd day.
2016 vintage
Taster #7650 · Dec 22, 2019
92/100
Beautiful medium gold appearance. Immediately inviting... clean toasty note on the nose, wet stone, some light petrol, fresh lemons, and a touch of tropical - and quite youthful yet... dry, medium plus body and matched acidity. There is a subtle creaminess and elegant green apple core. Super balance - amazed how well the oak integrates without dominating. French oak if I had to guess... will check after tasting. The finish is medium to medium minus in length- but I think …
2016 vintage
Taster #8676 · Dec 9, 2019
93/100
Medium golden yellow in color. Full, forward & attractive nose of ripe fruit aromas of apples, peaches & citrus notes of lemons/limes with overtones of floral notes of honeysuckle, minerals, stony, spices & a hint of vanilla/toasty oak in the background. Medium-full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth texture, ripe flavors of apples, pears & lemons/limes with honey, minerals & a hint of oak/vanilla. Lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present but has the fruit …
2016 vintage
Taster #1005 · Oct 28, 2019
90/100
The nose presents bruised apple and toast with a hint of citrus. This profile continues onto the creamy full-bodied palate, but there is a bitter oak note which consumes the finish.
2016 vintage
Taster #0396 · Oct 26, 2019
Winebar [1 Rosé, 3 Whites, 8 Reds, & 8 *shared* bottles] from 10/25/19 (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA) : Typically, “We hand harvest and manually sort; once in the vineyard and once in the winery. The Chard is whole-cluster pressed into FR oak for fermentation. The primary fermentation lasts 2-3 wks, & the malolactic fermentation can last until early spring of the next yr.” 1,064 cases produced. N: BUTTER (with hints of popcorn?), lemons WAY underneath? P: MF, poss …
2016 vintage
Taster #1254 · Oct 15, 2019
93/100
Lemon tart, yellow apple, gun flint, light butter cream, quince, sea shells, absolute perfect balance with an apparent sweetness due to the ripeness of the fruit. This is really good now as a PnP, terrific QPR at the 30ish price range.
2016 vintage
Taster #2612 · Jul 31, 2019
92/100
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2016 vintage