Walter Hansel 2023 'Cuvee Alyce' Chardonnay, Russian River Valley

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Walter Hansel 2023 'Cuvee Alyce' Chardonnay, Russian River ValleyWalter Hansel's Cuvee Alyce Chardonnay is a beautiful, hand crafted 100% Chardonnay from one of our favorite boutique producers down the road from Kistler. Limited. 92 Points Jeb Dunnuck: "Named after his Stephen Hansels mom, the Walter Hansel 2023 Chardonnay Cuvee Alyce offers more clarity in the range and is lifted with notes of preserved lemon, apricot, honeycomb, and wet stones. It's full bodied, with a weightless, silky texture and elegant notes

it has tons of potential

full-bodied effort

98 Points James Suckling: “A pretty

the concept behind 8 Years in the Desert involved creating eight unique labels—one for each vintage

without the seamlessness shown by some of the other Schrader bottlings

it offers a powerful style in its ripe cassis and blueberry fruit as well as more tobacco

A grippy texture underlies an expansive weight and breadth of structure

adding blue and red fruits with notes of cocoa

The wine is a limited production Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend made from distinct and diverse mountain vineyards situated in the Mayacamas and Vaca mountain ranges surrounding the Napa Valley

its deep purple hue is followed by a beautiful bouquet of black cherries

99 Points The Wine Independant: "The Chappellet 2021 Pritchard Hill Cabernet Sauvignon

The tannins are well-defined and balanced by high natural acidity

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