Walter Hansel - Chardonnay Russian River Valley North Slope 2021 (750ml) Silvaner

Walter Hansel - Chardonnay Russian River Valley North Slope 2021 (750ml) SilvanerMy father, Walter, loved to grow everything from kiwi to oriental pears and more. In the 1970's he enlisted my help to plant 257 chardonnay vines. Throughout the 1980's our entire family would harvest the half acre of grapes and my father and I would make the wine; filling two barrels, which equaled 50 cases of wine. Initially these wines were hard to drink, but with the help of my friend, Tom Rochioli, I developed a passion to understand everything

grandma's Holiday divinity and apricot aromas lead to Golden Delicious apple

Trevor left Dallas and accounting for wine country and moved to Napa

including cinnamon

Bay Area born Eric and Fort Worth

and cedary spice notes all emerge from the 2018 Smoke & Mirrors

Refreshing and long lasting fruity finish

as well as younger foudre-aged reserve wines

and settled before racking to neutral oak barrels

a medium to a full-bodied palate

Smooth and balanced on the palate with lush fruit

sanguine and tobacco notes along the way

On the palate the wine shows red and black current intermingled with mocha and earth notes