A REMARKABLE RANGE OF CALIFORNIAN WINES FORM AN IMPECCABLE PROVENANCE
Recently removed from the cellars of a country manor house in Wiltshire and now lying London, S.E.1
The Hanzell vineyard, situated high in the hills behind Sonoma, was first planted with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay after the second world war by American business man and diplomat J.D. Zellerbach. No expense was spared in the employment of the most modern wine making equipment and methods and this was one of the first Californian vineyards to pioneer the use of French Limousin oak. The wines have acquired a justifiably high reputation and are made in the rarely seen old Californian classic style. This unique range of wines is part of the personal stock of the current owner Alexander de Brye who inherited the vineyard through his English mother Barbara de Brye.
The eight vintages of Pinot Noir, include the venerable '74 and span a major formative period while the Chardonnays show stark contrast to present day examples being light, elegant, Chablis-style wines. The Cabernet Sauvignon is equally impressive
Hanzell Vineyard Pinot Noir--Vintage 1974
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Hanzell Vineyard Pinot Noir--Vintage 1974
Sonoma County. Estate-bottled
Medium deep, red/brown colour; mature, rich fragrant nose; soft, medium full, attractive fruit, good crisp tannin and acidity.(MB)
9 bottles only per dozen
Sonoma County. Estate-bottled
Medium deep, red/brown colour; mature, rich fragrant nose; soft, medium full, attractive fruit, good crisp tannin and acidity.(MB)
9 bottles only per dozen