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Walter Hansel Chardonnay Cuvee Alyce 2005

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Winery:
Walter Hansel Winery
Varietal:
Chardonnay
Region:
USA > California > Sonoma County > Russian River Valley
Type:
White Wine
Drink Dates:
Drink Now - 2011
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User Tags:  fruit, oak, bottling, caramel, pome, resinous, popcorn, butter, american cuisine, citrus 


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Chardonnay is America's most popular grape and with good reason. Made in styles that range from steely, mineral laced wines with crisp green apple fruit to wines that are buttery, rich, and laden with tropical fruits, there is a Chardonnay that will appeal to every palate. Chardonnay is most closely associated with France's Burgundy region and California's Northern valleys though it has proven successful around the globe.

Winemakers Notes

[94 pts Robert Parker] The 2005 Chardonnay Cuvee Alyce which is a selection of the best barrels and named after Stephen Hansel's mother exhibits more honeysuckle poached pear and sauteed buttery citrus. The wine has gorgeous fruit terrific acidity and underlying minerality and depth. This is a superb wine that should age nicely for 7-8 years. A terrific source of sensational Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays made very much in the style of the wines proprietor Stephen Hansel loves the most white and red Burgundies this 80-acre estate continues to build on a brilliant track record of high quality read more...

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