Walter Hansel Rodger's Creek Pinot Noir, California, USA

沃爾特羅杰溪黑皮諾干紅葡萄酒

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A negociant-styled wine made by Stephen Hansel is the 2009 Pinot Noir Rodger’s Creek. Made from the Pommard clone, it exhibits a meaty, sweet and sour cherry personality with some spiciness, fresh ripe tannins, good body and length and the potential to be outstanding. Moreover, it sells for a song.If I were giving out awards for proprietors who combine remarkable humility with high quality, candidates for the top two spots would be Tom Dehlinger and Stephen Hansel. Stephen prefers his 2009s to his 2008s, primarily because they were easier to make and they have shown well since the first pressings of the grapes, always a reassuring sign of quality. Moreover, prices at this estate have not risen in over seven years and it is rare to see such reasonable prices for such high quality. The outstanding 2009 Chardonnays are all perfumed and French in style. All of them go through malolactic fermentation and are aged in approximately 40% new French oak with lees stirring and minimal clarification if possible. Hansel is also making wines from purchased grapes that sell for lower prices. All the 2009 Pinot Noirs are completely destemmed, fermented to total dryness, and then transferred on their lees into French oak barrels (70% new). Hansel is a believer of early bottling, so these cuvees are bottled 13 months after they are moved to barrel.Tel. (707) 525-3614; Fax (707) 528-1310