Patz & Hall Hyde Vineyard Pinot Noir, Carneros, USA

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The 2017 Pinot Noir Hyde Vineyard, aged in 50% new oak, has a pale to medium ruby-purple color and a nose of cinnamon stick, charcuterie, baked cranberries, raspberries and boysenberry with oodles of violet and lilac perfume, licorice, tea leaves and fragrant earth. Light to medium-bodied, it’s bright, inviting and intense in the mouth with wonderful layering of earth, spice, amaro and floral notions. It’s energized by juicy acidity and structured with finely grained tannins, finishing long and flavorful. This is drinking beautifully now but will benefit from another year in bottle. 857 cases produced.

Medium ruby-purple colored, the 2016 Pinot Noir Hyde Vineyard is profoundly scented of black cherries, black raspberries and redcurrants with touches of forest floor, black soil, stewed tea and lavender. Medium to full-bodied, it offers mouth-filling red and black berry flavors with a firm line of fine-grained tannins and wonderful freshness, finishing spicy. 859 cases produced.

Medium ruby-purple colored, the 2015 Pinot Noir Hyde Vineyard is redolent of red and black cherries, violets, underbrush and garrigue. Medium-bodied, softly textured and with great elegance and finesse, it has lovely vibrancy and freshness, finishing long and pure.

A brilliant wine, the 2014 Pinot Noir Hyde Vineyard, utilizes about 10%-15% whole-clusters and 60% new French oak before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. Most of this vineyard is planted with Hyde Pinot Noir selections, including Calera. The vineyard was planted in 1979, but Patz & Hall used two older blocks among the 44 distinct parcels Hyde possesses. This dark ruby/plum colored wine offers up notes of baking spices, black and red currants, sweet cherry and porcini mushroom. Some earth is present, and the wine is classic Pinot Noir with light tannin and a medium to full-bodied mouthfeel, impressive focus and equilibrium. Drink it over the next 7-8 years.

The 2013 Pinot Noir Hyde Vineyard (15% whole-clusters and 14.2% alcohol) showed beautiful strawberry and wild mountain berry notes, a hint of cola, underbrush and foresty notes. This is a focused, laser-like style of wine with medium to full-bodied smoky berriness and zesty acidity. This wine seems less plush than its predecessors, but more tart and elegant. It can actually benefit from a few years of bottle age and should keep for at least 10-15 years.