2009 Walter Hansel Carneros Chardonnay
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2009 Walter Hansel Carneros Chardonnay
The 2009 Walter Hansel Chardonnay comes from Diamond Vineyard located west of the town of Sonoma in the Petaluma Gap area..near Sonoma Cutrer’s famous Les Pierres vineyard. The soils are rocky (old Creek bed) and the vineyard is planted to old Wente Clones. Steve knows about the vineyard since it was planted by his vineyard manager’s father..so he knows it’s been done well. He produced 978 cases of this wine. It is 100% Malo-lactic, and fermented with indigenous yeast.
The 2009 Walter Hansel Chardonnay comes from Diamond Vineyard located west of the town of Sonoma in the Petaluma Gap area..near Sonoma Cutrer’s famous Les Pierres vineyard. The soils are rocky (old Creek bed) and the vineyard is planted to old Wente Clones. Steve knows about the vineyard since it was planted by his vineyard manager’s father..so he knows it’s been done well. He produced 978 cases of this wine. It is 100% Malo-lactic, and fermented with indigenous yeast.
The styling of the wine is like a nice French Macon-Villages… it is loaded with creamy apples, white flowers, citrus, and wood.. on the palate there are hints of apricots, pears, apples and minerals. The finish is clean, bright and focused with plenty of length.
The wine is exceptionally well-balanced and delivers a ton of flavor for a ridiculously low price.
It is aged in 1/3 New Francois Freres barrels (three year air-dried), 1/3 used one year old barrels, and 1/3 in stainless steel sur-lie.