Good to know; the Californian Pinot Noir wine with the most ratings on Vivino costs
Winery | Patz & Hall |
|---|---|
Grapes | Pinot Noir |
Region | California |
Wine style | Californian Pinot Noir |
Allergens | Contains sulfites |
Wine description | Winemaker James Hall has made every single vintage of Patz & Hall wine. He crafts all the wines in a state-of-the-art winery in Sonoma that he designed. This purpose-built winery gives the Patz & Hall team complete control during every step of the winemaking process. In the winery, James and his team apply both traditional and cutting-edge techniques, including a unique, custom barrel program, where stave wood is air-dried and seasoned for three years to Patz & Hall’s specifications by the François Frères and Seguin Moreau cooperages in the heart of Burgundy. To craft these exceptional single vineyard and limited-production wines, Hall has developed close, personal relationships with many of California’s finest growers. This focus has created lasting relationships with legendary local growers, and has given Patz & Hall unprecedented access to the finest sites, blocks and clones. These relationships allow Patz & Hall to realize the highest levels of quality and consistency. |
Pinot Noir has the well deserved reputation of being a finicky and difficult grape to cultivate. It thrives in cooler climates like Burgundy and the Willamette Valley in Oregon, but is also widely planted throughout sun-drenched California.
Pinot Noir reflects its terroir, or place of origin, more than just about any other variety. That's certainly part of its broad appeal, and right now, there i...
