Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.2

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

with India

Gordon Walker

9.7

Incredible intensity of fruit, amazing mouthfeel. Dark fruit, focused, integrated warmth, hints of floral. Crazy depth on the palate, great weight but not too grippy, awesome wine. — 7 years ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

8.9

Pretty damn good for cheap. Savory side of Shiraz. Red fruit, spice box, vineyard dust, green pepper, kirsch. — 7 years ago

Steve Wilcox

9.4

2013
94 pts — 7 years ago

Vin d’Ottawa

9.2

California style fruitiness. — 8 years ago

with Arlene and Gillian

Randall Boll

9.3

Excellent color, dry, beautiful smell — 9 years ago

Francois Blondin

9.0

Surprising, the Pinot Noir from this region is unique, spicy and well balanced. I like it I would buy more — 9 years ago

Ki Punwar

Owner, California Wine Republic

9.6

Amazing wine from Sun Chase vineyard from Alexandre Remy. A beauty with great minerality — 9 years ago

with Kevin and Alexandre

Vivienne Suen

9.4

HUGE Chardonnay. Rocking the socks off my scallop ceviche. — 10 years ago

Mike Smith

Owner/Winemaker Myriad Cellars

9.4

2012 Patine Sun Chase Vineyard Pinot Noir — 10 years ago

Paul Damaske

8.9

Lots of berries on the nose and smooth. Found at flx Weinery — 6 years ago

Brian Tuite

9.2

Hick-up! That was tasty. — 6 years ago

Richard Dixon

8.9

A nice summertime wine with structure. — 7 years ago

Mac Hofeditz

9.0

Delightful Pinot, amazing value Russell Bevan legend — 7 years ago

Austin Locke

9.2

Very nice. — 8 years ago

with Caitlin

Lamar Hannah

8.9

Showed very well was lush and smooth — 8 years ago

Ted Rutledge

8.9

Can't figure out of this is just alright or needs a little time. — 9 years ago

Scott Newman

9.5

Delightful tobacco-ey goodness — 9 years ago

Brad Whitcomb

9.0

Big, heavy, jammy, alcohol, long thick finish, strong tannins, plum. — 9 years ago

Noriko Tamaki

9.1

Chardonnay 100%
Nose: butter, corn ( malo lactic), oaky vanilla, nutty
Medium tannins — 10 years ago

Ben LaBolt

9.2

Nice sipping Pinot — 6 years ago

Sam Richards

10

One of the best,
Outside of Italy. — 6 years ago

Charles Garrison

8.9

Drink up...this ship has sailed — 7 years ago

Brian McGowan

9.3

Sad this was our only bottle of a lovely wine that doesn't exist anymore. — 7 years ago

R Bl

9.2

Showing very well. Attractive cedar and dark fruit on uncorking, opened up after 1-2 hours. Recorked anaerobically overnight, next day tannins fairly strong, needed air. This 16-yo cru classé from a big year is just entering maturity. It lives up to its name, "to chase away the blues." — 7 years ago

Delectable Blue

9.5

A very delicate (there’s a word I never thought I’d use to describe a Barossa Shiraz) wine, almost tasting like a shiraz pinot blend, rather than the shiraz cabernet it is.

I rarely comment on the bouquet of wines, but this warrants an exception. The nose is something to behold, deeply aromatic, a rich harmony of berry, vanillin oak, cedar and the merest hint of aniseed. The wine itself is something of a chameleon. The initial attack on the palate promises sweet berry fruits, but that promise is quickly overwhelmed by a raft of surprisingly complex savoury flavours, replete with delicate spice, bitter mocha, sweet tobacco and gamey meaty notes, that seem to linger forever. The tannins are ultra-fine and barely perceptible. The balance close to perfection.

This is the sort of wine where you want to savour every mouthful, and feel a real sense of loss at the ultimate but inevitable conclusion. A truly lovely and deeply satisfying wine. Everything I love in a wine and then some.

Thank you Wozza! — 8 years ago

Leah Smith

10

Love this Pinot. A little more structure than sun chase — 9 years ago

Samantha Servis

8.9

Nice fresh like a chardonnay . — 9 years ago

Jeff Shine

10

If you enjoyed the original Orin Swift Prisoner BUY THIS WINE. Amazing. Definitely worth the $. — 9 years ago

Doug Williamson

9.8

Awesome Port — 12 years ago