B-21 Top Recommendation
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Here’s a terrific opportunity to stock up on an array of top-rated wines from Patz & Hall, experts in California cool climate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, sourced from Sonoma’s most iconic vineyards and offered at bargain pricing perfect for mixing a case.
Sharing a mutual passion for Burgundian style Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, veteran winemaker James Hall joined with partners Donald Patz, Anne Moses and Heather Patz to establish Patz & Hall in 1988, sourcing their wines with the region’s most prestigious growers including Dutton Ranch and maintaining those long-term relationships over the last three decades. Retaining his role as head winemaker after its purchase in 2016 by Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, James recently bought back the winery with his investment partners, continuing the Patz & Hall legacy of producing vineyard-designated and regional blends of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay that have consistently earned 90 plus pt. scores. Sourced from a collection of eighteen single-vineyard quality sites that reads like a who’s who of Sonoma’s vineyards including Dutton Ranch, Gap’s Crown, Zio Tony and Durrell, the rich and harmonious 93 pt. 2021 Patz & Hall Chardonnay aged on the lees in 26% new French oak barrels for 10 months, yielding bright lightly spiced fruit with a creamy texture and vibrant acidity, described by Audrey Frick of Jeb Dunnuck as finishing with “a nice flourish of decadence” and ready to enjoy over the next five or so years. A silky and mouthwatering Russian River Chardonnay, the 95 pt. 2021 Patz & Hall Chardonnay Dutton Ranch was aged for 16 months in 25% new French oak, described as called an “elegant wine” that “seduces you slowly” by the Wine Enthusiast’s Jim Gordon, who calls its crisp, clean expression of California Chard “a breath of fresh air.” The elegant 94pt 2020 Patz & Hall Pinot Noir offers aromatic juicy spiced fruit structured by grainy tannins and bright acidity, a seamless, silky Pinot sourced from sixteen diverse vineyards and aged in 40% new French oak that’s beautifully approachable now and built to enjoy over the next five or more years.
Described as “one of California’s most consistently outstanding Pinot Noir and Chardonnay producers” by the Wine Spectator’s James Molesworth, these high scoring Patz & Hall selections range from the enticing entry level and single vineyard Chardonnays to “a classic Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir that won’t break the bank” according to Jeb Dunnuck, an easy call for fans of California cool climate wines seeking outstanding value to stock up and enjoy often. | 
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