Patz & Hall Chenoweth Ranch Pinot Noir 2013

Professional Ratings

• 94 Wine Enthusiast
  This lush, voluptuous and tenderly textured wine is still grippy in its youth. Dark cherry, cranberry and pomegranate round out the layers of juicy fruit, buoyed by rocky minerality, measured oak and firm tannins. Medium bodied, it can be enjoyed with or without a meal.
• 93 Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
  A top wine from an excellent vintage, the 2013 Patz & Hall Chenoweth Pinot Noir plays rich and pure on the palate; so well balance, this is one that deserves the chef's finest lamb entrée. Medium to dark ruby, garnet color; pure red fruit aroma, wild strawberries, a hit of savory spices, excellent energy and drive; medium bodied, zippy and fresh on the palate, plenty of underlying sweet tannins; dry, excellent acidity, well balanced; bright red fruit flavors, with some contributions from the earth and leaves; long finish and fantastically bright in the aftertaste. Just beginning to drink now. (Tasted: November 20, 2015, San Francisco, CA)
• 93 Connoisseurs' Guide
  The two very fine versions of Patz & Hall Pinot head in slightly different directions, and picking a favorite is a difficult task. This one from the Russian River Valley teams the juicy, keenly cherry-like fruit for which the appellation is known with a judicious measure of supportive oak and, even though marked by ready ripeness throughout, it is never less than bright and buoyant and its focus on deep and very pure Pinot fruit is as constant as constant can be.