Walter Hansel Winery

The North Slope Vineyard Pinot Noir

9.29 ratings

-no pro ratings

Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA

Pinot Noir

Turkey, Game, Exotic Spices, Soft Cheese, Duck, Goose, Salads & Greens, Potato, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, White Rice, Pasta, Herbs, Nuts & Seeds, Mushrooms, Chicken, Meaty & Oily Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Stew, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Salmon, Quinoa, Shellfish

Top Notes For

9.1

I’m late to writing this having worked my way through half a case since 2019, but the wine was outstanding throughout and still seemed to have a lot of life in Jan ‘26. Deep, dark, sweet fruit, edges may have rounded over time but maintains a gentle acidity and earthy finish. Raspberry, tart cherry, plummy finish, a depth that few other WH North Slopes have. Wish I had more.

I’m late to writing this having worked my way through half a case since 2019, but the wine was outstanding throughout and still seemed to have a lot of life in Jan ‘26. Deep, dark, sweet fruit, edges may have rounded over time but maintains a gentle acidity and earthy finish. Raspberry, tart cherry, plummy finish, a depth that few other WH North Slopes have. Wish I had more.

Jan 29th, 2026

9.2

Deep color. Good balance. Great out of the bottle.

Deep color. Good balance. Great out of the bottle.

Apr 13th, 2019

Arnold Platzker

9.2

2015 vintage

2015 vintage

Mar 6th, 2019

Joshua Heffernan

9.4

Joshua had this 7 years ago

Joshua had this 7 years ago

Nov 18th, 2018

Chris Nowakowski

8.9

Chris had this 7 years ago

Chris had this 7 years ago

Oct 12th, 2018

BlkTieKindofGuy

9.1

BlkTieKindofGuy had this 7 years ago

BlkTieKindofGuy had this 7 years ago

Oct 7th, 2018

Nicolas Ferrington

9.8

Nicolas had this 8 years ago

Nicolas had this 8 years ago

Jul 9th, 2018

8.5

Payman had this 8 years ago

Payman had this 8 years ago

Jun 2nd, 2018

9.2

fletcher had this 8 years ago

fletcher had this 8 years ago

Mar 4th, 2018