93 pts
Jeb Dunnuck
Walter Hansel The North Slope Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023
California
United States

"The 2023 Pinot Noir The North Slope Vineyard reveals a more introspective and darker tone in the glass. It pours a ruby/magenta hue and is enveloping with notes of polished leather, ripe cherries, lavender perfume, and mossy earth. While medium-bodied, it fills the palate with a more expansive feel, ripe tannins that flesh out, and dark mineral notes building on the finish. It’s a more commanding wine in the range that will benefit from another year or so in cool cellars. Drink 2026-2036." —Jeb Dunnuck

"The 2023 Pinot Noir The North Slope Vineyard has come together nicely since I last tasted it. Aromatic and silky, the 2023 is an attractive mid-weight Pinot with lovely mid-palate presence in its red-toned fruit and spice character. There is a very slight vegetal note in the 2023 from an unusual blend that includes a touch of Clone 777, but that has started to fade over time." —Antonio Galloni, Vinous

$39.99
Product # 54522