90 Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 2013

(14.2% alcohol; 50% new oak):  Bright medium red.  Pungent, scented nose offers red cherry, raspberry, fresh herbs, clove and rose petal.  Juicy, spicy and refreshing, with lovely floral perfume and nicely integrated acidity framing the sappy red berry and salty mineral flavors.  Finishes with sweet, fine-grained tannins and lovely lift.  Utterly satisfying entry-level pinot.  Patz & Hall bottled more than 7,000 cases of this wine, and roughly the same quantity of the Sonoma Coast chardonnay (plus another 5,300+ of the Dutton Ranch chardonnay), with their dozen or more vineyard-designated bottlings accounting for not much more than 15% of total production in vintage 2011.