2013 Patz & Hall "Pisoni Vineyard" Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir and the silky finishes goes

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This wine is fragrant on the nose

nicely supported by those laser bursts of acidity

perfect acidity with beguiling purity and minerality

Brought up all in stainless steel

2013 Patz & Hall "Pisoni Vineyard" Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir and the silky finishes goesSaturated ruby red color. Knockout nose combines blackberry, black cherrry and Oriental spices; reminded me of a wine from the Vosne Romane Nuits Saint Georges neighborhood. Powerful and large scaled but a bit youthfully monolithic, with black fruit flavors lifted by mint and ginger high notes. This big boy finishes with huge tannins that avoid coming off as hard. Hall picks this fruit late, as it's necessary to wait for the acidity to go down, but