Hanzell Vineyards

Sebella Sonoma Valley Chardonnay

8.818 ratings
8.81 pro ratings
Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
Chardonnay
Duck, Shellfish, Goose, Mushrooms, Manchego & Parmesan, Game, Pork, Squash & Root Vegetables, Chicken, Turkey, Cheddar & Gruyere, Meaty & Oily Fish, White Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Cream Sauces
Top Notes For
Gil Krakowsky

Surprising and impressive wine. Extremely polished, if not necessarily the most complex. Hints at what California winemakers COULD do without muddling their wines with heavy handed oak barrel fermentation, aging in new barriques, heavy Malo and the like. That is all despite very, very young vines. And yet here it stands a delicious and balanced wine at 7 years old.

I actually wonder if there is any MLF at all. The fruit is so focused and pure. Expressive Nose to me is dominated by floral notes that reminds me of puligny Montrachet, st aubin chateniere or Chablis fourchame. Like white flowers plus some element of orange blossom plus lemon verbena. Light, lifted and refreshing. Also some stony, mountain stream mineral notes The fruit is nice, clean and linear but a bit hard to pin down for me (honeydew melon? Cara cara orange? Mandarin? Also some lemon and something orchard fruit). More pithy on the palate, and much more framed by brown spice notes. Decent texture and medium bodied with with pomelo. Finishes with good medium/med + acidity and a bit of drying tannins to go with the pith.

Overall very tasty, refreshing, really well balaced. I would be hard pressed to blind taste this as a 7 year old wine with the great fruit and limited secondary characteristics. Not overly complex or contemplative, but
Pretty delicious

Surprising and impressive wine. Extremely polished, if not necessarily the most complex. Hints at what California winemakers COULD do without muddling their wines with heavy handed oak barrel fermentation, aging in new barriques, heavy Malo and the like. That is all despite very, very young vines. And yet here it stands a delicious and balanced wine at 7 years old.

I actually wonder if there is any MLF at all. The fruit is so focused and pure. Expressive Nose to me is dominated by floral notes that reminds me of puligny Montrachet, st aubin chateniere or Chablis fourchame. Like white flowers plus some element of orange blossom plus lemon verbena. Light, lifted and refreshing. Also some stony, mountain stream mineral notes The fruit is nice, clean and linear but a bit hard to pin down for me (honeydew melon? Cara cara orange? Mandarin? Also some lemon and something orchard fruit). More pithy on the palate, and much more framed by brown spice notes. Decent texture and medium bodied with with pomelo. Finishes with good medium/med + acidity and a bit of drying tannins to go with the pith.

Overall very tasty, refreshing, really well balaced. I would be hard pressed to blind taste this as a 7 year old wine with the great fruit and limited secondary characteristics. Not overly complex or contemplative, but
Pretty delicious

Jun 10th, 2019
Lauren Young

Balanced Chardonnay, acidity at first then Moré Oak

Balanced Chardonnay, acidity at first then Moré Oak

Jun 13th, 2018
Rachel Clode

Good balance of mineral and bright but buttery and rich. Pretty acidic.

Good balance of mineral and bright but buttery and rich. Pretty acidic.

Jan 31st, 2018
Adam Usdan

Crisp and acidic. Got better as we drank

Crisp and acidic. Got better as we drank

Jan 28th, 2018
DeLaine Emmert

I just left this BEAuTIFUL winery with my husband and friends. (Appointments are necessary) This is really what I think of as a Chablis. It has a very balanced fruit taste to me. This char is not overly oaky like some Chardonnay can be since it was aged in neutral French oak barrels. Best of all, the price verses quality is amazing. Their Estate Chardonnay is also amazing and lays down until most Chars.

I just left this BEAuTIFUL winery with my husband and friends. (Appointments are necessary) This is really what I think of as a Chablis. It has a very balanced fruit taste to me. This char is not overly oaky like some Chardonnay can be since it was aged in neutral French oak barrels. Best of all, the price verses quality is amazing. Their Estate Chardonnay is also amazing and lays down until most Chars.

Jan 3rd, 2017
Lisa McKinnon

Buttery but not overwhelmingly so; crisp; good with seafood and Caprese salad.

Buttery but not overwhelmingly so; crisp; good with seafood and Caprese salad.

Oct 18th, 2016
KKI
8.5

Bachlorette fiesta. Nice body, good mix of oak & stainless steel

Bachlorette fiesta. Nice body, good mix of oak & stainless steel

Jun 8th, 2015
Winston Jones

Host OrganicWineReview, Assistant Buyer Savvy Cellar Wine Bar

8.8

Winston had this 9 years ago

Winston had this 9 years ago

Feb 15th, 2016
Diane Cummis

Diane had this 7 years ago

Diane had this 7 years ago

Jul 28th, 2017
Lou Dellosso

Lou had this 8 years ago

Lou had this 8 years ago

Jan 21st, 2017