Patz & Hall, Burnside Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley

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Red · Pinot Noir
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LWIN 1753112
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91 /100
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Taster #8044 · May 17, 2020
91/100
Dark red fruit with, herbs and bright spice notes are in complete balance. At age nine, this wine is in great shape. Wonderful depth and texture. Good juice.
2011 vintage
Taster #8044 · Dec 3, 2018
91/100
Red fruit, notes earthiness and wild spice perform elegantly in this medium weight Pinot Noir. Well balanced and enjoyable. Everything seems to be in the right place. Good juce.
2012 vintage
Taster #3940 · Mar 15, 2018
91/100
Drinking very well. More minerality and earthiness than in most CA PN’s, and decent acidity - makes me wonder if I should have cellared this for a few more yrs? At the same time, delicious red fruit and sunshine. In any case, very enjoyable now... but cannot help but wonder what this will be like in 2 more yrs (I have had somewhat limited success cellaring CA PNs past 7-8 yrs; only Calera, Kalin, Copain, Rhys and Hanzell come to …
2012 vintage
Taster #3940 · Feb 20, 2017
91/100
Really enjoyable - albeit still young. Balanced and harmonious, especially on the palate. Fruit, tea, tobacco, good acidity. Alcohol and oak in check and not in the way. Will revisit in 3 more yrs.
2012 vintage
Taster #0448 · Jan 20, 2017
90/100
My wife said "smoke and tobacco", I said "corked"! It was enjoyable nonetheless. It was nothing like the 2010 vintage, to which I gave a mid 90 score. And not reminiscent of the rich P&H style...this was lightweight. Hard to draw any conclusions about this vintage from this bottle. Wish I could be of more help!
2012 vintage
Taster #6841 · May 22, 2016
92/100
Drank very nicely, smooth and well balanced
2012 vintage
Taster #7111 · Apr 27, 2016
89/100
A good cool climate pinot. Higher acid, lower alcohol, not that over the top pinot nose/palate that some Napa pinots can give you.
2012 vintage
Taster #2091 · Mar 13, 2016
89/100
Little spice and nice balance
2011 vintage
Taster #5276 · Nov 26, 2015
93/100
This is the real thing. A cool climate, vineyard designate Pinot Noir from the Sonoma coast. At $75 on the winery website, there is easily the concentration, intensity and layers of flavors to command that kind of price. The color is barely moderately dark. The nose gives a nice indication of the complexity to follow with all kinds of neat things like spice, vanilla, smoke, mushroom farm, lavender, roses, oak and lively cherry and raspberry fruit. The palate has more …
2012 vintage
Taster #8428 · Nov 26, 2015
90/100
Second bottle opened thanksgiving dinner. Very smooth but got lost in the food. Might be a nicer wine to drink on its own.
2012 vintage
Taster #3940 · Sep 26, 2015
92/100
The most burgundian of the Pinots we tried at Patz & Hall. Gorgeous nose, highly floral. Very elegant and light bodied, but at the same time displaying a beautiful balance between fruit, earthiness and acidity.
2012 vintage
Taster #6290 · Jun 16, 2015
93/100
PnP. Bright, slightly translucent ruby color, lighter side of medium body texture. Very aromatic, and quite tasty with spicy cherry, wild raspberry, juicy strawberry, with an underlying streak of stony minerality and mulchy earth. Nicely complex and great balance. Very long finish. Wonderful accompaniment to a variety of foods over a three day period.
2012 vintage
Taster #9502 · Jun 13, 2015
90/100
Astringent. Not particularly complex. Disappointing, given the cost.
2012 vintage
Taster #2825 · Jan 17, 2015
90/100
Give it a year or two to fully integrate. Drinks well enough now, but potential is better.
2011 vintage
Taster #5958 · Dec 27, 2014
92/100
Not sure if we had the Burnside Vineyard, but this Pinot Noir was excellent. Consumed at Bridges Restaurant in Danville (recommended by the waiter). Very balanced wine; cherry and plum scents plus some intrigue. Fair price even with the markup.
2012 vintage
Taster #6290 · Oct 31, 2013
93/100
Tasted at winery and then enjoyed with smoked beer can chicken in a 750ml after leaving the winery. Unlike Robert Pavlovich, I didn't have the privilege of enjoying this with the winemaker, but I can tell you that in spite of a tough 2011 vintage P&H did an outstanding job with this wine! There are lots if steps in the wine making process, and Pinot Noir is often difficult. Great job to the P&H team, really a great effort.
2011 vintage
Taster #7424 · Oct 29, 2013
From a blind pinot tasting Ruby red. Cherry cola, rose petal. Soft palate, black cherry, white pepper, black raspberry, pomegranate, touch of leather. Tied for my #3 Groups #2
2011 vintage
Taster #0166 · Oct 27, 2013
92/100
Muted nose. Beautiful, moderate, and refined texture. Nice freshness and richness to the blue and dark red fruit. Good length and grace to the finish. Very enjoyable, and in more of a Burgundian style, but not without some new world flair. 12.6% ABV. Had the pleasure to taste this with the winemaker, James Hall. James mentioned this was a rather late ripening site, and tends to be savory, dark, complex, soy, lots of bass notes. As to the winemaking, there's …
2011 vintage