Monday, September 5, 2005

Walter Hansel, 2003 Estate Pinot Noir

If you pull the cork and start drinking right away you will truly think I am an idiot. If you let it breathe a while (about an hour) you will think I am a genius. A decanter is what you really need. The color is beautiful, dark, deep and dense. Alexa gives the ‘nose’ a thumbs up, I say it has a rich deep cherry nose. The flavor is a big blast of black cherry, plums, and figs. A long smooth finish, with lots of flavor transitions. This is a great Pinot at an average Pinot price.

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