{"product_id":"2013-walter-hansel-cuvee-alyce-russian-river-valley-pinot-noir","title":"2013 Walter Hansel \"Cuvee Alyce\" Russian River Valley Pinot Noir","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2013 Pinot Noir Cuv̩e Alyce, which is made from a field blend of Dijon clones 115 and 777, is also backward and restrained. I can totally understand Stephen Hansel‰۪s statement that the 2013 Pinots are very European with their reserved character. This is a big wine, dense, ruby in color, with terrific fruit intensity, but the tannins still dominate, and the wine has good acidity and a backward personality. It‰۪s not austere by any means and should blossom fully with another 1-2 years of bottle age. It could turn out to be a low- to mid-90 pointer. It‰۪s certainly capable of lasting at least a decade. Some of the best values in Chardonnay and Pinot Noir emerge from Stephen Hansel‰۪s winery in the Russian River Valley. He also has the wonderful Walter Hansel Wine \u0026amp; Bistro on Guerneville Road in Santa Rosa. Hansel reduced the crop size by 20%-30% through crop thinning in 2014 because of irregular berry size and improved the level of concentration. All of the Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs are bottled unfiltered. The 2013 Pinot Noirs, which Stephen Hansel described as more European and restrained than the 2012s, were all bottled unfined and unfiltered and are just now beginning to strut their stuff. All represent excellent value in Pinot Noir. (RP)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Legoly's Wine Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31632677892,"sku":"10239","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1544\/5441\/products\/1275771x.jpg?v=1477332180","url":"https:\/\/legolys-wine-store.myshopify.com\/products\/2013-walter-hansel-cuvee-alyce-russian-river-valley-pinot-noir","provider":"Legoly's Wine Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}