Hanzell Vineyards Sebella Chardonnay Moon Mountain District, Sonoma County, USA 2021

Producer: Hanzell

Grape: Chardonnay

Where: Moon Mountain District, Sonoma, California

Country: USA

Critic tasting note: "Compact, concentrated and rather tightly wound, this attractive, light-bodied wine needs time to loosen up and offer more complexity. With minimal oak influence, it offers crisp apple and peach flavors, a refreshing mouthfeel and clean finish. " - Wine Enthusiast

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About the wine:

Produced from the younger vines within Day and Zellerbach vineyard blocks. Average vine age: 15 years. Elevation: 415' - 600'. Soil: Volcanic Red Hills. Exposure: Western and South-Western. Fermentation: 100% Stainless steel. Aging: 6 months in neutral French oak. 

By the early 1960s ... a revolution in winemaking was starting. Its birthplace was in Sonoma County at Hanzell.” Ambassador Zellerbach told people his goal was to make California wine as good as the best of Europe. Hanzell grown. Hanzell produced. Hanzell bottled. For over fifty years, Hanzell Vineyards has grown, produced and bottled Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, which have the unique distinction of being produced solely from our estate-grown fruit since 1961. These wines have been made by people, both past and present, who all have given the best of themselves to realize this shared dream “To produce wine equal to the finest in the world”.

Organic Farming.