Patz & Hall Jenkins Ranch Pinot Noir 2017
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A perennial standout in the producer's line-up of vineyard-designates, this wine is lovely, complex and textured. Black tea, forest floor, clove and rhubarb keep it savory and earthy in the glass, while robust and refined tannin, a length of white pepper are there at its finish.
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The 2017 Pinot Noir Jenkins Ranch was made with 10% whole cluster and aged in 40% new oak. It's pale to medium ruby-purple with broody scents of salted meats, aniseed, dried herbs, black cherries, Italian plum and red berry sparks. Light to medium-bodied, it opens slowly in the mouth to spicy fruits enlivened by juicy acidity and well-woven tannins, finishing long and nuanced.
Rating: 92+
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The Sonoma Coast AVA is large in area but, not counting overlapping regions like Russian River Valley, only has a few thousand acres of grapevines—and it’s no wonder. Much of the region is rugged and not easily accessible. Its proximity to the Pacific Ocean’s fog and cool breezes limits the varieties that can be cultivated, but it proves to be an ideal environment for high quality Pinot Noir.
Since fog is a frequent fact of life here, as are heavy marine layers that sometimes bring rain, the best vineyards are wisely planted above the fog line, on picturesque ridges that capture enough sun to provide even ripening. That, with the overnight drop in temperature that reliably preserves acidity, results in fine expressions of Pinot Noir that often receive tremendous critic and consumer praise alike, and are often in high demand.