Issue link: http://digital.copcomm.com/i/11486
Patz & Hall founding partners James Hall, Donald Patz, Anne Moses and Heather Patz. Patz & Hall: Working Wonders in Sonoma I RECENTLY TASTED THROUGH the current Patz & Hall line-up with winery principals Anne Moses and James Hall (Donald and Heather Patz complete the executive tier). While I’ve always admired the direction this artisanal Sonoma-based winery has taken, the current releases are among their best efforts to date. Here are some of my notes. Don’t miss these stellar Chards and Pinots. and ripe flavors; tangy, crisp and Burgundian; long and linear with great structure. 90 94 juicy Burgundian cherry fruit; racy and high-toned, intense, deeply colored and quite gorgeous. 93 90 93 depth and lots of black-cherry fruit; amazing, rich, stylish, balanced and exquisite. 94 Patz & Hall 2007 Pinot Noir, Pisoni Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands ($80) Ripe and lush with great Patz & Hall 2008 Chardonnay, Hudson Vineyard, Carneros ($55) Crisp and lively with elegance, spice and gorgeous pure fruit; fresh and quite stunning. Patz & Hall 2008 Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast ($42) Smooth and rich with spice, cherry and density; long and balanced, fresh and lengthy. Patz & Hall 2007 Pinot Noir, Hyde Vineyard, Carneros ($60) Smooth, toasty, bright and tangy with Patz & Hall 2008 Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast ($35) Smooth and creamy with bright acidity and lively fruit; fresh, elegant and juicy, balanced and pure. Patz & Hall 2007 Chardonnay, Hyde Vineyard, Carneros ($55) Forward and juicy with edge, minerals