Walter Hansel Chardonnay 2018 Cahill Lane Vinyard

Fyldig og forrygende Chardonnay fra winemaker Stephen Hansel. Druerne kommer fra Cahill Lane vinmarken i Russian River Valley – en mark der bare leverer høj klasse år efter år. Desværre er mængderne meget små, så tøv ikke for længe. Stephen Hansel presser altid klaserne hele, når det kommer til Chardonnay. Gæringen finder sted i egefade, som også er centrum for den efterfølgende modning. Duften er intet mindre end fantastisk. Kvæder, bagte æbler, salvie og hakkede hasselnødder blander sig med honning, kamille citrus og hvide blomster. Den friske og fyldige smag gentager mange af duftens noter og kalder straks på en tår mere. Klart en value for money perle.

Galloni 93
The 2017 Pinot Noir Cahill Lane Vineyard is soft, creamy and voluptuous, all of which give it tremendous raciness and immediacy, especially for this wine and given its bottling just two weeks before I saw it. Ripe red cherry/raspberry, mint, chalk and floral notes abound. The Cahill Lane is surprisingly, shockingly open at this stage, not that that will be an issue of any kind.

Robert Parker 94
The 2018 Chardonnay Cahill Lane has very pretty scents of quince and baked apples with notes of crushed hazelnuts, beeswax and white blossoms. The medium-bodied palate is satiny and packed to the gills with concentrated, layered flavors, and it finishes long with bright freshness calling you in for another sip. 907 cases produced.