Hansel and Rozak pinot

There is an Umbrian producer by the name of Arnaldo Caprai from the Montefalco area of Umbria that prduces some fine reds and whites

Neil

Hansel or Hanzell?

FWIW, I really like Siduri's wines - much more so than Sea Smoke, as I mentioned. Sonomy County is probably the least interesting bottling, though.

Dimitri

I think it's a good wine and it's certainly worth exploring other vineyards and vintages. Someone has pointed out to me that even something like transportation can affect finish. I corked the bottle. I'll chill it even more and see if that makes a difference tonight. It's Walter Hansel. Parker says in one review that one of hansel's Three Rows Vineyard releases -- I can't remember the vintage -- is like Romanee-Conti. I'd like to try that one because it's probably the closest I'll ever come to Romanee-Conti.

I went back and iced the wine tonight. The finish showed up. So whereas regular pinot noir should be cooler than red wine, Siduri should be cooler than regular pinot noir, at least from what I can tell of this tasting. I like this wine.

Steve,

Rozak's Santa Rita Hills bottlings are great wines for the money. They generally have plenty of dark, roasted berry fruit and are richly textured, which is a true characteristic of this fantastic appellation (more here:

Some other, more well-known producers, such as Brewer-Clifton, use Rozak Ranch fruit in their bottlings, which are dynamite as well, but often 2X the cost.

Cheers, EQ