Hanzell Sebella Sonoma County Chardonnay 2019

Hanzell utilizes young estate vine parcels for their Sebella bottling. The style of this wine celebrates the purity and focus of youthful fruit. The precise profile is allowed to shine by way of its vinification and barrel-aging in French oak, but without new wood or malolactic fermentation. As a second wine, Sebella is far from simple and its virtue shows most clearly on the persistence of finish which out-classes much more fleshy and obvious Chardonnay bottlings on the market.

Critical Acclaim

94 James Suckling

Aromas of dried apple, citrus, flint and lemon grass follow through to a full body with tangy and tight acidity and a lively finish. Impressive minerality and verve here. Will age beautifully, but why wait?

93 Wine Enthusiast

This wine offers tremendous value for its knockout quality. It is an accessible, well-made and succulent expression of the grape that impresses from start to finish. Sophisticated and steely, it has a light grip of tannin and oak, with balanced acidity and fruitiness.

90 Vinous

The 2019 Chardonnay Sebella is a gracious, understated wine that will drink well upon release. Lemon confit, dried flowers, mint and chamomile all grace this transparent, expressive Chardonnay. Light tropical notes linger on the finish. I suggest opening the 2019 well in advance, as it really needs time to blossom.