Walter Hansel 2018 Estate Pinot Noir 750ml

The 2018 Pinot Noir Estate, aged in 60% new François Frères barrels, has a medium ruby color and aromas of cured meats, red and black cherries, graphite, dried earth and tobacco leaves. The medium-bodied, satiny palate explodes with concentrated earth- and spice-laced fruits, gently grainy, super fresh and finishing very long and uplifted.

Score: 94 points -- Erin Brooks, The Wine Advocate, 2020