Walter Hansel Winery
The South Slope Vineyard Pinot Noir
Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
On the nose; ripe, dark, fresh & withering florals. Ripe; plum, dark cherries, cranberries, blackberries, poached strawberries, hints of wafting blue fruits, cooked rhubarb & black raspberries. Mixed berry cola, cinnamon, light medium spice, vanilla, limestone minerals, tufa & some dry crushed rock powder.
The body is medium and gorgeous. The tannins 80% resolved. Its structure, length, tension are just other side of its peak. The balance near perfect. Ripe; plum, dark cherries, cranberries, blackberries, poached strawberries, hints of wafting blue fruits cooked rhubarb & black raspberries. Mixed berry cola, cinnamon, light medium dark spice, vanilla, limestone minerals, tufa & some dry crushed rock powder with dark, fresh & withering florals with violets. The acidity is like a waterfall. The long finish is gorgeously sexy, too easy to drink and lasts over a minute. Just missed a 9.3 and it just missed.
Photos of; Walter Hansel Winery and Estate wine, tonight’s chuck-wagon with the first 🌽 from our garden this year & Kentucky bourbon marinated chicken kabobs with rosemary potatoes, Winemaker Stephen Hansel and one of their Russian River Vineyards.
On the nose; ripe, dark, fresh & withering florals. Ripe; plum, dark cherries, cranberries, blackberries, poached strawberries, hints of wafting blue fruits, cooked rhubarb & black raspberries. Mixed berry cola, cinnamon, light medium spice, vanilla, limestone minerals, tufa & some dry crushed rock powder.
The body is medium and gorgeous. The tannins 80% resolved. Its structure, length, tension are just other side of its peak. The balance near perfect. Ripe; plum, dark cherries, cranberries, blackberries, poached strawberries, hints of wafting blue fruits cooked rhubarb & black raspberries. Mixed berry cola, cinnamon, light medium dark spice, vanilla, limestone minerals, tufa & some dry crushed rock powder with dark, fresh & withering florals with violets. The acidity is like a waterfall. The long finish is gorgeously sexy, too easy to drink and lasts over a minute. Just missed a 9.3 and it just missed.
Photos of; Walter Hansel Winery and Estate wine, tonight’s chuck-wagon with the first 🌽 from our garden this year & Kentucky bourbon marinated chicken kabobs with rosemary potatoes, Winemaker Stephen Hansel and one of their Russian River Vineyards.
With lunch, this amazing 08 Walter Hansel. Well deserving of a 93 on technical merits but, even a little higher on the pleasure scale.
On the nose, ruby older fruits of; blackberries, dry cranberries, dark cherries, stewed plums, blueberries hues, cooked rhubarb, pomegranate and black raspberries. Vanilla, cinnamon, clove, dark spice, steeped tea, limestone minerals, dry stems, underbrush, hints of black cherry licorice/cola, saddle-wood, touch herbaceous with bright withering red florals.
The drinking window is right around its peak. The body in medium, round and lush. Ruby older fruits of; blackberries, dry cranberries, dark cherries, stewed plums, poached strawberries, blueberries hues, cooked rhubarb, pomegranate and black raspberries. Vanilla, cinnamon, clove, dark spice, steeped tea, limestone minerals, dry crushed rock powder, dry stems, underbrush, hints of black cherry licorice/cola, saddle-wood, touch herbaceous with bright withering red florals. The acidity is round and like a rain shower. The finish is; beautiful, ripe, lush, elegant well balanced and polished.
Photos of, their amazing vistas and my wife blowing out her candle on their birthday gift from Nepenthe.
@Big Sur Nepenthe
With lunch, this amazing 08 Walter Hansel. Well deserving of a 93 on technical merits but, even a little higher on the pleasure scale.
On the nose, ruby older fruits of; blackberries, dry cranberries, dark cherries, stewed plums, blueberries hues, cooked rhubarb, pomegranate and black raspberries. Vanilla, cinnamon, clove, dark spice, steeped tea, limestone minerals, dry stems, underbrush, hints of black cherry licorice/cola, saddle-wood, touch herbaceous with bright withering red florals.
The drinking window is right around its peak. The body in medium, round and lush. Ruby older fruits of; blackberries, dry cranberries, dark cherries, stewed plums, poached strawberries, blueberries hues, cooked rhubarb, pomegranate and black raspberries. Vanilla, cinnamon, clove, dark spice, steeped tea, limestone minerals, dry crushed rock powder, dry stems, underbrush, hints of black cherry licorice/cola, saddle-wood, touch herbaceous with bright withering red florals. The acidity is round and like a rain shower. The finish is; beautiful, ripe, lush, elegant well balanced and polished.
Photos of, their amazing vistas and my wife blowing out her candle on their birthday gift from Nepenthe.
@Big Sur Nepenthe
