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2009 Walter Hansel Winery Chardonnay Cahill Lane Vineyard Russian River Valley
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2009 Walter Hansel Winery Chardonnay Cahill Lane Vineyard Russian River Valley

Producer: Walter Hansel Winery
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Chardonnay
Origin: California
Region: Napa

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92 Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 2011

Bright gold.  Leesy, mineral-accented pear skin, peach and smoked meat aromas expand with air, picking up pungent floral and iodine qualities.  Sappy, deeply concentrated orchard fruit and melon flavors are brightened by zesty minerality, which adds focus and grip to the back end.  Smoothly blends power and finesse, finishing with outstanding thrust and smoky persistence.

88 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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Napa Valley is the most famous wine-growing area in the U.S. It begins at the base of Mount St. Helena in the north and tapers off some 30 miles to the south into the floodplain where the Napa River enters San Francisco Bay. From Mount St. Helena to the city of Napa, the valley is defined by two north-south ridgelines of the Coast Range Mountains.
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The best Chardonnays in the world continue to arrive from the region where the grape first emerged: the chalk, clay, and limestone vineyards of Burgundy and Chablis. While the origins of the grape were disputed for many years, with some speculating that the grape came all the way from the Middle East, DNA researchers at the University of California-Davis proved in 1999 that Chardonnay actually developed...
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