Hanzell Vineyards Chardonnay - 2016

Name: Hanzell Vineyards Chardonnay
Brand: Hanzell
SKU: 24601
Price: 59.99 USD
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Item # 24601 750mL

An impressive Chardonnay by revered Hanzell Vineyards showing incredible complexity and grace.

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Color

White

Vintage

2016

Country

USA

Region

California

Sub-Region

Sonoma

Producer

Hanzell

Grape Variety

Chardonnay

Production Methods

Organic

Certified Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard. Certified in the country of origin.

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Staff Pick Notes

Hanzell was founded in the 1950's and has the oldest Chardonnay vines in California. A wine making style without intervening creates a brilliant expression that sings on the palate. An ageworthy wine (up to 40 years) shows the skill of the wine making techniques and quality. It's vibrant with texture and does not have oak dominating the aromas/flavors. Overall very small production (6'000 cases) with only one quarter Pinot Noir, the rest is Chardonnay. The sloping Mayacamus range vineyard site is ideal for maintaining high standards of vines. Top marks!

- SCB

Glossary

California

California makes more wine than any other state in the United States. Not only does the state grow a variety of noble grape varieties like Pinot Noir, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, there are also plantings of lesser-known varieties such as Nebbiolo, Roussanne and Mourvèdre to name just a few.

Chardonnay

From Champagne to Chablis, it's hard (not to mention unpleasant) to avoid this famous white variety. During a huge popularity surge beginning in the late 1980s, Chardonnay plantings have increased dramatically -- not only in California's wine country, with which the variety is nearly synonymous, but also in Burgundy (its original, Old World home) and just about everywhere else in the winemaking world. It is a flexible, eager-to-please grape, responding well to just about anything a winemaker...