2022 Hirsch "Estate - Block 8" Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
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$109.95
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Jeb Dunnuck
The 2022 Pinot Noir Block 8 is highly expressive out of the gates and is shaping up to be a fantastic wine with a very wide window for enjoyment. In the glass, it boasts minty lift, with notes of wild strawberries, crushed lavender, mossy earth, and fennel. It floats on the palate, with refreshing acidity, fine tannins, and a sanguine mineral note through the finish. Long on the palate, it continues to evolve as it opens and should drink its best over the coming 15-20 years. Block 8 has seven sections that are all fermented separately before finalizing the blend of this wine.
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Professional Reviews
97
James Suckling
Lots of hibiscus and strawberries with citrus flowers like oranges. Very perfumed. Full-bodied, firm and juicy, with savory and beautifully formed muscular tannins. It™s very long and tensioned. Lovely persistence. Great finish. Please be patient. Try after 2026.
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Vinous
The 2022 Pinot Noir Estate Block 8 is one of the most austere wines in this range. This is block with the highest acids on the ranch, and that very much comes through in the wine's driving, searing intensity. Crushed rocks, mint, white pepper, dried herbs and vibrant red-toned fruit open gradually with a bit of coaxing. The Block 8 is a Pinot for readers who can be patient.
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Decanter
A rocky soil unlike the other Hirsch parcels, the only true single block Hirsch wine. The site is divided into 7 sub parcels, red volcanic bedrock material, oxidized iron material. metamorphosed basalt. Old vines which crop beautifully, this is David Hirsch's Grand Cru. The wine expresses the confident terroir with sheer elegance framing fleshy berry fruits. Ripe red and blue bramble fruits, chicory root and clove spice, mint and wild thyme savoury flavours, carry this wine to a beautiful finish.
Details
| Origin | Sonoma County, California, United States |
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| Type/Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| SKU | 2046601 |