Hanzell Sebella Chardonnay (Sonoma Valley)

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Tipo

White

Uva

Chardonnay

País

United States

Região

Sonoma Valley · Sonoma

Denominação

Sonoma Valley

Corpo

full

Acidez

high

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201291 pts

  This was aged in used French barrels for several months, just enough to give it a rich edge of soft butter and honey. The basic fruit flavors are pure, ripe and delicious, with suggesting notes of tangerine and mango, brightened by a vibrant thread of lime juice.

• 201189 pts

  This is a sneak peak at Hanzell's estate Chardonnay of the vintage, yet to be released. With a bit of oak, it's dry, rich and creamy, displaying forward pineapple, Meyer lemon and lime fruit flavors for drinking now.

• 201090 pts

  Dry and rich, with bracing acids and minerals, this has complex pineapple, pear and buttercream flavors. It's lovely to drink now.

• 200991 pts

  The winery calls this brand new bottling a declassification of the estate Chardonnay, by barrel elimination. It's not quite as dramatic as their '09 estate, but, at half the price, it's a great buy. Dry, crisp and minerally, with citrus, pear and tropical fruit flavors, it's an…

• 200892 pts

  Hanzell says this Sebella Chardonnay is meant to drink now, while their regular Chardonnay, which is famously ageable, develops in the cellar. That's strange logic, because the wine is so close to the regular Chardonnay as to be nearly indistinguishable. It's bone dry, crisply a…