The Winery Walter Hansel of Russian River Valley of California

Winery Walter Hansel - The North Slope Vineyard Pinot Noir
The winery offers 14 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is ranked in the top 57 of the estates of California.
It is located in Russian River Valley in the region of California

The Winery Walter Hansel is one of the world's great estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Russian River Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Walter Hansel wines

Looking for the best Winery Walter Hansel wines in Russian River Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Walter Hansel wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Walter Hansel wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Walter Hansel

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Walter Hansel

How Winery Walter Hansel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of millet with gruyere cheese, vitello alla genovese (roast veal with sponge cake) or roast pheasant.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Walter Hansel

On the nose the red wine of Winery Walter Hansel. often reveals types of flavors of cream, vegetal or mushroom and sometimes also flavors of cola, graphite or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Walter Hansel. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Walter Hansel

  • 2004With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.29/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.26/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.24/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Walter Hansel.

  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Russian River Valley

The wine region of Russian River Valley is located in the region of Sonoma County of California of United States. We currently count 1018 estates and châteaux in the of Russian River Valley, producing 2892 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Russian River Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Winery Walter Hansel

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Walter Hansel

How Winery Walter Hansel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of spaghetti carbonara, skate wings with black butter sauce or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Walter Hansel

On the nose the white wine of Winery Walter Hansel. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, smoke or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Walter Hansel. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Walter Hansel

  • 2018With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.21/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.11/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Walter Hansel.

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top pink wines of Winery Walter Hansel

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Walter Hansel

How Winery Walter Hansel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of alsatian fondue, rabbit in sauce or rabbit with mustard in foil.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Walter Hansel

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Walter Hansel. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Walter Hansel

  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Walter Hansel.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Wine library

Cellar in which are kept bottles that retrace the history of a domain, a vintage, an exceptional wine, etc., and which constitute a collection. It is also said of a place that offers a very wide choice of wines served by the glass. The oenotheques are more and more widespread in the living rooms opened to the public.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Walter Hansel

Planning a wine route in the of Russian River Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Walter Hansel.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

News about Winery Walter Hansel and wines from the region

AXA Millésimes purchases Platt Vineyard in Sonoma

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Ukrainian wine, hanging in the balance

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The Duckhorn Portfolio purchases 107ha vineyard in Paso Robles

The luxury wine group bought Bottom Line Ranch in the San Miguel District for an undisclosed sum. It is exclusively planted with Cabernet, featuring seven top clones on three drought-tolerant rootstocks. Alex Ryan, chief executive and president of The Duckhorn Portfolio, said the sub-appellation’s climate is ideal for producing world-class Cabernet Sauvignon. ‘There is a reason why Paso Robles has the most Cabernet Sauvignon acreage of any appellation in California outside of Napa Valley,’ added ...

The word of the wine: Wine library

Cellar in which are kept bottles that retrace the history of a domain, a vintage, an exceptional wine, etc., and which constitute a collection. It is also said of a place that offers a very wide choice of wines served by the glass. The oenotheques are more and more widespread in the living rooms opened to the public.