The wine has an alluring nose that’s all manner of violet, pipe tobacco, blue fruit, pie crust and rose petal. It is inviting, and draws you into a palate that is more red than blue. Italian plum, black tea, cranberry, strawberry and softened leather swim around together in wild, but meaningful synchrony. There’s just enough tannin here to hoist up the structure, and the finish is slow and deliberate.
Great with roasted lamb and grilled vegetables. Also pairs well with mild cheeses.
"This affordably priced wine seems to have been given extra careful hands-on treatment, with native yeast, basket pressing and all estate-grown fruit. A bright burst of raspberry fruit comes with a dash of pepper, and adds on more fruit flavors of plum and blackberry. A pretty floral component enhances both the aroma and the finish. - PAUL GREGUTT"
- Wine Enthusiast (December 2020), 92 pts, Editors' Choice
"Deep red. Cherry, black raspberry and floral aromas are complemented by suggestions of musky earth and black tea. Chewy and focused on entry, offering bitter cherry and dark berry flavors that deepen and become sweeter with air. Shows solid closing punch, repeating florality and a hint of smokiness on a long, gently tannic finish. Aged in 8% new oak. - Josh Raynolds"
- Antonio Galloni's Vinous (August 2020), 90 pts
"Light lurid red. Fresh, energetic and incisive on the highly perfumed, spice- and mineral-accented nose. In a nervy, graceful style, offering gently sweet raspberry and floral pastille flavors that show very good concentration yet no obvious weight. Silky tannins sneak in late on the clinging finish, which leaves hints of white pepper and red fruit preserves behind. This graceful, entry-level Pinot delivers outstanding value. (aged for 10 months in 10% new French oak). - Josh Raynolds"
- Antonio Galloni's Vinous (June 2019), 91 pts
"Soft and easygoing, with lively raspberry and spice flavors that linger nicely. Drink now through 2022. 1,300 cases made. –TF"
- Wine Spectator (Web only 2017), 88 pts
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"Pale red. Lively, sharply focused aromas of redcurrant and strawberry accented by white pepper and orange zest. Refreshingly brisk and racy on the palate, with weightless bitter cherry and red berry flavors taking a sweeter turn on the back half. This distinctly graceful Pinot finishes with very good lift and spicy cut, leaving berry skin and allspice notes behind."
- Vinous (October 2015), 90 pts
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"Smooth and inviting, floating the dark berry, plum and spice flavors over an open texture, lingering intensely and gracefully against modest tannins. Drink now through 2019. 1,450 cases made.–HS"
- Wine Spectator (February 2015), 90 pts
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"Bright, clean, crisply rendered raspberry fruit—nicely spiced—really shines here. This relatively modestly priced cuvée carries itself with style and elegance, still young, tight and tart, with plenty of medium-term aging potential."
- Wine Enthusiast (April 2015), 89 pts
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"Light, bright red. Pungent aromas of red and dark berries, with cola and anise accents adding complexity. Juicy and light on its feet, offering vibrant black raspberry and bitter cherry flavors and a hint of vanilla. Finishes tangy and long, with very good focus and cut."
Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, 90 pts
Go To Patton Valley Pinot Noir
In 1995, Monte Pitt and David Chen founded Patton Valley Vineyard after years of shared interest in wine, namely Oregon grown world-class Pinot Noir. Monte and David searched two years ...
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