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| “Former US Ambassador to Italy James D. Zellerbach founded Hanzell Vineyards in 1953 with a vision to create wines that could compete on the world stage. Named after his wife Hana, Hanzell sits at the southern toe of the Mayacamas mountain range overlooking the south-western end of Sonoma Valley and San Pablo Bay. After extensive time spent in Burgundy, Zellerbach returned inspired and educated by the region’s wines and grapes — Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. He then planted these two varieties at a time when there were less than a few hundred acres of each planted in North America. There are six different vineyards on the property, including some Pinot Noir still standing from the original 1953 planting, deeming it one of the very oldest plantings in the region …. In 2014, Jason Jardine took over as Hanzell’s President and Director of Winemaking. Jason has an impressive résumé which started with an internship at Robert Mondavi Woodbridge Cellars at the ripe age of 21. He later moved on to manage the vineyards at Soter, took the reins at Rhys Vineyards, helped Flowers convert to full biodynamics and last came to Hanzell to help the farm realize its dream of becoming fully sustainable and biologically independent. Alongside vines, one will find pigs and chickens roaming through the fields, a fully productive garden that feeds the Hanzell staff year-round and not a trace of any chemical or pesticide in sight.
All the wines are sourced from the estate and the estate is farmed following a ‘bio’ approach which makes use of a natural nutrient cycle. The soils are primarily volcanic with a thin layer of red clay on top and the vine age is attributable to being planted on St. George rootstock, which is resistant to phylloxera.”
Skurnik |
| | "Hanzell is one of the most historic properties in the United States. It is the oldest continuously producing Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vineyard in the country. Jason Jardine crafts wines of elegance and understatement from this small property on Sonoma’s Moon Mountain. Most of the wines are offered under the Hanzell label, with the exception of a few tiny-production experimental bottlings that fall under the Hanzell Farms label. Readers who appreciate wines of subtlety and nuance will find much to admire .... Jason Jardine is doing fabulous work at Hanzell."
Antonio Galloni, Vinous |
| | | "The 2017 Chardonnay is pliant and expressive, yet very much in the understated style that is such a Hanzell signature. Orange peel, tangerine, butter, hazelnut and light honeyed notes are all laced together in a sublime, nuanced Chardonnay that hits all the right notes. The counterpoint of textural depth and energy is compelling."
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous |
| "A lean, structured and complex white wine from the great estate, this offers nuanced, elegant flavors of Meyer lemon, stone and apple. The oak is integrated and youthful, as are firm tannins that support a moderate weight and length of texture."
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Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast
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