Walter Hansel Winery Cahill Lane Russian River Pinot Noir 2020 brand_Miles Madeira Tasted blind at the Southwold

Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting

This will be very good both as an aperitif and with food

Well-balanced with a long finish

The wine shows a creamy

dry phase in June and July caught us up

Walter Hansel Winery Cahill Lane Russian River Pinot Noir 2020 brand_Miles Madeira Tasted blind at the SouthwoldThe aromas are full of vitality: bright, intense, and pure: red and black cherry, and fresh raspberry, with tangy orange zest lift. Theres a sappy, freshly picked character to the wines fruit center wild berries, spiced plum, and under brushy sweetness. The wine deepens and expands across the palate as its layers unfold then changes course becoming sleek and mineral with a fine line of focused acidity and gravelly tannin. Theres a lovely echo of deep