Adams Wein

Ingelheim Weissburgunder 2021

9.1

I love the nose on this. Tremendous purity of juicy orchard fruit, just a hint of wet straw and clean stony minerality. Crisp and zesty on entry, lots of crisp, juicy fruit and then the zingy acids and stony minerals kick in. I’d like a bit depth in the back half of the palate and length, but this was so cheap, how can I gripe about that? — 2 months ago

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Sorby Adams

Amelia Jellicoe Riesling 2019

Nancy Pan

9.0

Aromatic, mineral, lime and lemon, acidity comes late. M finish. Classic eden Riesling — 6 years ago

Hanzell Vineyards

Sonoma Valley Chardonnay 2015

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.3

Second winery on day two in Sonoma was Hanzell Vineyards with Whitney. Third wine was the Hanzell Chardonnay, which is their flagship Chardonnay bottling. All the fruit comes from five of their estate vineyards with an average age of 29 years; de Brye, Zellerbach, Day, Ramos and Ambassador's 1953 vineyards. This bottling is fermented in a mix of stainless steel (62%) and new French oak barrel (38%), the later goes through lee stirring for two months. Aged for a total of twelve months in neutral French oak with all barrel fermentation going through malolactic.

Medium to medium plus lemon yellow with a slight golden hue. Lovely Chardonnay nose with layers of stone, tree and tropical fruits followed by an interesting note of herbal tea like chamomile and honeysuckle. A touch of citrus zest and brioche. Some more mouthwatering acidity on this bottling from Hanzell (7/10) with a medium plus body. Rich palate with a touch of butter, citrus, honeysuckle and some white stone fruits. A nice creamy mouthfeel with a long, lingering finish. Drink till 2032. (93+)

$$$ - Tasted at the winery. Retail price is $78.00. — 8 years ago