Apple, lemon candy, dried apricot, honey, almond and oak. Great acidity and balance. — 2 years ago
A lot of great components of the way those P n H made the wine out standing — 3 years ago
Nice green apple and floral aromas and a green apple and ginger palate. Vibrant acidity and a nice ginger nuance to the palate. — 4 years ago
Last stop on day one in Sonoma was at Patz & Hall Winery. Second red wine is their Pinot Noir from the Sun Chase Vineyard in the Petaluma Gap region of the Sonoma Coast.
Medium ruby red with garnet edges. Powerful nose with wild dark berries, lilacs, violets, provenance herbs, fig, strawberries and sweet spices. Medium acidity and tannins (6.5/10) with a medium plus to full body. Lush palate with notes of vanilla, dark berries and violets. Long finish. Drink till 2028. $$$ — 6 years ago
Nice balance, not as rich as I anticipated as many Hyde’s are from Patz. — 5 months ago
I almost thought this one needed to be decanted. At first the nose out of the bottle and glass were quite muted. Eventually crushed gravel and dried herbs and yellow fruits emerged, but was rather subtle. Bright acidity throughout, fruit notes took a bit to start really expressing...overall this wine started expressing better after 30 minutes, but I still feel perhaps as if this wine could have expressed more and seemed a touch out of balance. Avg CT rating 93 based on 2 notes...I just didn't get that kind of experience. The complexity and expression of a 2015 Patz and Hall Hyde Chardonnay outdid this wine from nose to palate to finish, and I really would call these two styles to be quite similar. — 5 years ago
Apple-y notes — 5 months ago
Perfectly balanced, well-rounded tannins, blackberries — 6 months ago
Still bright even at this age. Great acidity and mouthfeel. — 3 years ago
Blend of mostly Cab Sauv, small amount of Cab Franc, aged 26 Mos in 75% New French Oak, grapes from their St. Helena Estate. Deep Ruby, enticing aromas of red berry fruit, sweet spice with secondary aromas of herb & leather. Palate, flavors of raspberry, cranberry & cherry fruit, herb pepper, cacao, cedar & vanilla spice with slight creamy texture. Fine soft tannins, nicely integrated with acidity, great mouthfeel, a big wine with a long finish ending with fruit & oaky notes. Perfect now! — 4 years ago
Austin Blackwell
This was juicy but not too much of a fruit bomb. Layers of strawberries and cherries with a subtle earthiness. Mineral driven palate complemented by great fruit on the medium plus palate. 30+ second finish. Wish I had another. — 4 months ago