Winery - Patianna Organic Vineyards
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Patianna has a very good track record with this unoaked variety, which is grown in the warmer Hopland area of inland Mendocino. The ’08 is very dry, very crisp in citrusy acids, and complex, with New Zealand-style flavors of gooseberries, white currants, minerals and geraniums, in addition to riper flavors of pineapples, limes and sweet Meyer lemons.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Tremendously pretty with honeysuckle and apricot highlights and memorable texture as well as a bright, crisp finish, this Chardonnay makes for a very good food wine, its cool-climate grapes grown organically along the banks of the Russian River.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A rich, fruity Chardonnay with lots of flavor and bright, mouthwatering acidity. Made sur lie, but with no oak, it has yeasty notes accenting pineapples, Asian pears, green apples, honeysuckle, cinnamon and vanilla.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
From a winery practicing biodynamic grapegrowing, this is a big, sturdy Syrah, very dry, and pretty tannic. It’s also very clean, with strong flavors of roasted coffee and blackberries. The size calls for sturdy, rich, barbecued meats.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A sensational Sauv Blanc, among the best this year. Filled with clean, vibrant citrus and tropical fruit flavors and juicy acids, and completely without any cloying edge of sweetness.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Winemaker Mike Lee continues to prove his prowess with Sauvignon Blanc in this latest vintage of Patianna, Patti Fetzer’s line of organically farmed wines from outside of Hopland in Mendocino County. Fermented entirely in stainless steel without undergoing ML or barrel aging, it delivers everything you love about the variety, inviting one in with melon and minerality, then following through with a surprising creaminess and almost decadent, mousse-like finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Patianna has been producing biodynamically-grown Sauvignon Blanc under the radar, and consumers really should discover it. The ’05 is quite as good as the ’03, maybe better, a dry, crisp, elegantly balanced wine, with delicately unoaked citrus flavors. It’s Sauvignons like this that are weaning wine lovers away from Chardonnay.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Patianna has established a fine track record with this keen, fresh Sauvignon Blanc. Grown biodynamically, with no oak at all, the wine brims with crisp acidity. That brightens the lime, apricot, green apple and vanilla flavors that finish with a steely minerality.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Patianna’s 2003 bottling of this organic wine was terrific. This currant 2004 is less so. It tastes a lot riper and more sugary, with semisweet blackberry jelly flavors that drift uncomfortably away from table wine dryness.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Shows more gooseberry and feline notes than previous vintages, but there’s still enough sweet spearmint and pink grapefruit flavor to satisfy. The acidity is lovely and mouthwatering.
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