New producer Hannah Nicole has done a nice job, working in a light style, sourcing from Grenache Noir grapes and fermenting in 100% stainless steel. Totally dry, the wine is all strawberry and watermelon, with a tiny note of wax like the kind found around Bonbel cheese.
— V.B.
(2/1/2012)
Touched by minerality and light in style, this Chardonnay from new producer Hannah Nicole is sippable with tart pear and apple and very high tones of lemon zest, its acidity high.
— V.B.
(2/1/2012)
Hannah Nicole’s Merlot is one of its better wines, tasting of red plum and vanilla-laced toasted oak, its tannins grippy, with plenty of dried herb flavors in the background. Smooth and big.
— V.B.
(5/1/2012)
This wine opens sweet, smelling of lemon and grapefruit, and is appropriately creamy in mouthfeel, with a sliver of sweetness on the finish.
— V.B.
(4/1/2012)
This Contra Costa-grown SB, fermented entirely in stainless steel, has grassy and flinty aromas and flavors but could use a little more oomph in its middle.
— V.B.
(4/1/2012)