Walter Hansel Winery

The North Slope Vineyard Pinot Noir

9.14 ratings
9.12 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
Mandi Speidel

City Territory Chicago, Maverick Wine Company

9.2

Back at it!! Missed my weekly boy Kiki

Back at it!! Missed my weekly boy Kiki

Sep 18th, 2025
Bruce Dunbar

Released 3/24, the ‘22 North Slope Pinot is a clear cherry color with a vibrant nose of raspberry. It’s smooth and elegant with red fruit notes galore, a nice structuring acidity and a hint of smoke on the finish. One of the better North Slopes in recent memory. Update 3/26 with two more years in bottle, it remains fruit forward, ripe, with a few darker fruit notes emerging (plum, subtle funkiness). Highly drinkable if not super complex.

Released 3/24, the ‘22 North Slope Pinot is a clear cherry color with a vibrant nose of raspberry. It’s smooth and elegant with red fruit notes galore, a nice structuring acidity and a hint of smoke on the finish. One of the better North Slopes in recent memory. Update 3/26 with two more years in bottle, it remains fruit forward, ripe, with a few darker fruit notes emerging (plum, subtle funkiness). Highly drinkable if not super complex.

May 3rd, 2024
John Berghoff

John had this a year ago

John had this a year ago

Feb 26th, 2025