Handley Chardonnay, Sonoma County, USA

漢德利霞多麗干白葡萄酒

點擊次數：2836

Made in an earthier style. Not that there aren’t exuberant flavors of apples, pears and peaches, but they’re conjoined with notes of tobacco and herbs. Not especially oaky, but the smoke and vanilla complexities are just right.——S.H.(8/1/2003)—— 86

The elegant, medium-bodied 2000 Chardonnay Handley Vineyard is a pear and apple-scented and flavored effort. The oak component is subtle in this offering. This wine requires consumption over the next 1-2 years.Tel. (707) 895-3876

From Dry Creek, the well-made 1998 Chardonnay Handley Vineyard is a fruit-driven effort displaying excellent ripeness, a good texture, medium body, and copious quantities of honeyed pear, pineapple, and apple fruit. It should be consumed over the next 1-2 years.Tel. (707) 895-3876; Fax (707) 895-2603

This wine is dense with a full body, and lots of weight, as well as some of the dusty earthiness that characterizes Dry Creek. It is a solidly made, more muscular style that should drink well for 12-18 months.This winery continues to turn out impressive wines at reasonable prices. Winemaker Milla Handley produces fruit-driven wines of excellent ripeness, purity, and overall symmetry.Tel. (707) 895-3876

This well-made, medium-bodied Chardonnay possesses good freshness, plenty of fruit, fine depth, and no evidence of oak, although I suspect some may be lurking in the background. Drink this satisfying, mouthfilling wine over the next year. Tel. (707) 895-3876