- CCOF Certified Organic
- 100% Chardonnay
- Hanzell Estate Vineyard (Moon Mountain AVA)
- Sourced from de Brye, Zellerbach, Day, Ramos and Ambassador’s 1953 vineyard blocks
- Average vine age: 38-year-old
- Red Hills Series and Raynor-Montara clay-loam soils
- 415-810 ft. elevation
- Hand-harvested
- Two hours minimum juice and skin contact prior to pressing
- Fermented in 59% stainless steel and 41% new French oak barrels
- Lees stirred for first two months
- 41% – all of the barrel fermented portion goes through malolactic fermentation
- Aged 18 months total in mix of new French oak, used French oak & stainless-steel
- 14.1% abv
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2020
Country:
United States
Region:
California
Appellation:
Moon Mountain
Variety:
Chardonnay
Color:
White
Farming Practice:
Certified Organic - USDA/NOPÿ
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | US-HAN-30-20 | 6/750ml |
Press & Reviews
Vinous
Score
91
Date
2023-04-01
"The 2020 Chardonnay is a powerful, savory wine. Dried citrus peel, chamomile, crushed flowers and herbs infuse the 2020 with quite a bit of aromatic nuance. The 2020 is just a touch light and edgy, but that is the vintage. Overall, this is nicely done."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2019
Vinous
Score
93
Date
2023-08-01
"The 2019 Chardonnay shows lovely hints of nuance that have started to develop in bottle. Lemon confit, apricot, yellow flowers, mint, tangerine oil and a touch of honey are all typical of a wine with some bottle age. Creamy and expansive in feel, the 2019 is showing so well today."
2019
Wine Spectator
Score
93
Date
2023-08-01
"Precise and fresh, offering perfectly ripe Bartlett pear, lemon zest and Fuji apple flavors, with hints of makrut lime leaf and sea salt, followed by a note of buttery brioche on the elegant finish. Drink now through 2038. 1,336 cases made."
2018
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2019-09-01
2018
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2019-09-01
2018
Wine Enthusiast
Score
94
Date
2019-09-01
2018
Wine Spectator
Score
93
Date
2019-09-01
2017
Wine Enthusiast
Score
94
Date
2021-01-01
2017
Vinous
Score
92
Date
2020-01-01
2017
Wine Spectator
Score
92
Date
2021-04-01
2016
Wine Enthusiast
Score
95
Date
2016
Wine Advocate
Score
93+
Date
2016
James Suckling
Score
91
Date
2016
Wine Spectator
Score
91
Date