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Progress Update 2017 Dutton Ranch Shop Block 1967

Progress Update 2017 Dutton Ranch Shop Block 1967

Our mini-experiment at native yeast fermentation using six barrels of Shop Block 1967 vineyard juice was a resounding success. Those six native yeast barrels formed the core of this single vineyard designate wine along with four new French Oak barrels

Donald Patz December 4, 2018January 10, 2019 Progress Updates Read more
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Throwback to 2018 and our first harvest from Marta Throwback to 2018 and our first harvest from Martaella Vineyard. I need a new hat this year. The is what Clone 943 Pinot Noir looked like and the source of our 2019 Maritana Vineyards single vineyard.
50 year old Chardonnay vines - do you think this C 50 year old Chardonnay vines - do you think this Chardonnay can compete with this powerhouse rind-washed cheese? Oh yeah.
50 year old vines! @duttonestatewinery #chardonnay 50 year old vines! @duttonestatewinery #chardonnay. . #Repost @highspiritshow with @get_repost ・・・ Today’s Winedemic minute, Starring Chardonnay #wine #wines #winestagram #winetravel #winetasting #travel #winecountry #foodandwine #sommlife #sommelier #comedy #wineandcomedy #highspirits #highspiritsshow #foodnetwork #travelchannel #netflix #amazon #trinityartists #californiawine #rose #wineparty #wineeducation #funwithwine #learnaboutwine #winesoftheworld #chardonnay #sonoma #winedemic
What a delight to have our winemaker @drpinot talk What a delight to have our winemaker @drpinot talk about our wines - - let’s do it again, soon! ❤️. . #Repost @prwinenews with @get_repost ・・・ If you ask me what’s the best thing about wine I’d say is making new friends who share in the love for the beautiful drink. @drpinot: thank you🍷. Keep rocking the grapes 🍇 🎸. #PuertoRico: if you love #chardonnay and #pinotnoir you MUST try these beauties. Get them at @almacendelvino🇵🇷.
Tomorrow we feature 2 wines on the Puerto Rico Win Tomorrow we feature 2 wines on the Puerto Rico Wine News Instagram feed! Check in at 6:00 pm PDT. Can’t wait to share @prwinenews
You might get tired of me posting pictures of Mart You might get tired of me posting pictures of Martaella Vineyard Pinot Noir. We just love this wine. Another bottle gone tonight at home with tears of joy in our eyes! 😂 A single vineyard and single clone (Dijon 943) wine. We wish you all could taste this with us tonight!!
Another of Steven’s distinctive wine reviews. . Another of Steven’s distinctive wine reviews. . . . #Repost @wine1percent with @get_repost ・・・ Shrill green and briar in the nose, a wintergreen pepper shockingly bright with edges of 5-spice showing. Equally shrill ruby, perfectly transparent with a wide clear rim. It kinda smells like the sort of Syrah I am attracted to most. Now, everyone wants their Syrah compared to Pinot, but I fully realize the danger in comparisons the other direction. This is in a good, peppery, spicy, way, without chubby fruit or cloyingness. This is NOT the usual “Oh man that pinot is basically a syrah” as is so often the case. If you have no idea what I am talking about, you probably shouldn’t be reading this blog and CERTAINLY: NEVER a pinot-review of mine. North-coast, dripping redwood, acidic loam, finely ground white pepper in a fruitiness almost stupid in its youthfulness. A heavy decant brings up a lot more balck cherry and elegance, but still, the exuberance isn’t quite ready to wear off this one into straight ‘Pinot’ nuance yet. There’s one thing Donald Patz’s wines will never be accused of, and that’s lack of complexity. These things are NEVER a simple cookie-cutter affair you can throw darts at and come up with a tasting note. Well, you CAN, but that’s not really doing anyone justice, now is it. That wasn’t a question. In the mouth, there is no mistake it is pinot. But still, it is not a fat round luxuriously velvety sumptuous version of pinot. Immediate plum, bergamot and blueberry quickly turn a bit more acerbic–sharp on the tip of the tongue and acerola along the sides but dusky fuzzy wool prevails over the top and into the finish, warm and comforting, clean and fruit-driven, just a touch savory–no sweat or barnyard–and I’m calling it at 14-4. Straight black tea in the finish, fruit a dusty antique. The saddest part is having to drink these so young. But somebody’s got to do it. A considerably different beast than the last one I had in this triple-offering for 2018. Pinots are like snowflakes. If you’re drinking the RIGHT ones. 2018 @maritanavineyards ‘Le Russe’ #PinotNoir #russianrivervalley #Sonoma 14.5 #zaltoglass
Can’t walk the vineyard - supposed to be home so Can’t walk the vineyard - supposed to be home so daydreaming about clone 76 Chardonnay from River Road in Russian River Valley. It’s a big component of the 2018 and the 2019 vintage of “La Rivière” cuvée. Lovely.
Reposted. From our great friend @mtyukky her wonde Reposted. From our great friend @mtyukky her wonderful food matches beautifully with our wines.
2019 grapes at Dutton Ranch - Shop Block vines pla 2019 grapes at Dutton Ranch - Shop Block vines planted in 1967. Such a great vineyard site. A Chardonnay’s Chardonnay.
Our friends @benoviawinery sold us Martaella Viney Our friends @benoviawinery sold us Martaella Vineyard Pinot Noir grapes again in 2020. This is one of three pieces we received and will be the featured selection for the single vineyard designated version in 2019. A variation on “Calera” Pinot Noir clone 96. Spectacular in 2019. Look for it Spring of 2021 along with Moonshine Ranch, Jenkins Ranch and newcomer Five Wells Vineyard @jane_kwon_wells Magnums. We need more magnums. 😉🍷👍❤️
Center of the Universe. Beach Tree Bar - Four Seas Center of the Universe. Beach Tree Bar - Four Seasons Hualalai on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Our 2019 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir “Le Rus Our 2019 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir “Le Russe” blend came together today. Really. Really good. Targeted for bottling in August with a release in 2021. #russianrivervalley #lerusse #donaldpatz #patz #drpinot #pinotnoir
Thank you for this post! We have a great turnout a Thank you for this post! We have a great turnout and the wines were singing. . . #Repost @rivercitywineweek with @get_repost ・・・ We love drinking wine with winemakers and listening to their secrets and stories. This week, we were lucky enough to taste with @drpinot at @elladiningroomandbar . We visited the new and current releases of @maritanavineyards @terminim_wines and @secretdoorwine . #rivercitywineweek #rcww #visitsacramento #sacramento #winedestinations #winestagram #winelover #winetasting #wine #wineblogger #winetime #winelife #winelovers #wines #wineporn #winefestival #winefest #downtownsac #thankyouforyourwinecalifornia #slowingthecurveoftime #terminim #maritanavineyards #secretdoorwines #donaldpatzwinegroup
The “La Rivère” blend for 2019 comes together The “La Rivère” blend for 2019 comes together today. Dutton, Susie-Q, and RiverRoAd Vineyards make up the majority. Delicious. Can’t wait to share!
Thank you for the post! We love Puerto Rico and ar Thank you for the post! We love Puerto Rico and are looking forward to visiting again! . . #Repost @prwinenews with @get_repost ・・・ Extraordinario #Chardonnay recién llegado a @almacendelvino de la mano de su Director @andres_lugo1. Hecho por @drpinot, es un vino complejo, con mucha fruta y mineralidad, de paso amplio por boca con un final muy largo. Ideal para una langosta a la termidor. Si te gustan los Borgoñas blancos, este es tu Chardonnay. ¡Salud familia! @maritanavineyards: good job, this is amazing. So Burgundian and yet unequivocally American. Sip while listening to The Beach Boys.
What a great combo! Thanks Scott for the share!! What a great combo! Thanks Scott for the share!!
Moonshine! . . #Repost @wine1percent with @get_re Moonshine! . . #Repost @wine1percent with @get_repost ・・・ Instant dusty machinery and carob on the nose. Clear bright ruby with a wide clear edge. I mean--there's a *breath* of garnet in it, but for all rights and purposes, it is medium ruby even heading towards the purple-blue arena. Nice meaty bouquet, thick black cherry, sweet campfire smoke in your eyes, piles of gorgeous oak nearby ready for consumption. Sage and raspberry-leaf offer a welcome abrasive edge to the nose, enlivening the richness, pulling the whole affair towards citrus minerality and enlivening the peaty sharpness. Gorgeous in the mouth. Rich cherry curl thins out nicely in classic Pinot fashion, thick and dense in flavor profile but profiling a cool, watery, aloof lightness causing it to fairly dance. Shrubbery grasps at everything, brushing sweet fruit into a spicy, peppery, slightly hot matchbox overflowing with soiled berry and green briary angst which immediately turns tannic. Donald Patz has stepped up his pinot game for 2018, releasing 3--count'em: THREE--Russian River Pinots. I have not had all three, but this one is an impressive lead-off to the set. Quite soft up front, finishing rich and complex--and with a chunk of structure. Burg-ish, without overt barnyard, vegetal or wicked green-ness. Not that there's anything wrong with that, this is just California--as it should be. But clearly made by somebody who appreciates the classics. 2018 @maritanavineyards #Pinotnoir Moonshine Ranch #RRV Sonoma Co. 13.5 #libbeyglass #thankyouforyourwinecalifornia #donaldpatzwinegroup #moonshineranch #vino #vin #wine #wine1percent #russianriver #instagood #love #russianrivervalley #wineboy
First release... single vineyard Pinot Noir! . . First release... single vineyard Pinot Noir! . . #Repost @cmkwine with @get_repost ・・・ Maritana Vineyards is expanding their Pinot Noir offerings this Spring and one of the new single vineyard designate wines comes from the Martaella Vineyard. From the Benovia Winery property in the Russian River Valley, the grapes are completely comprised of Dijon Clone 943. A delicate yet flavorful young wine with excellent aging ability. An aromatic wine with dark ruby color and loaded with balanced and nuanced fruit flavors of fresh raspberries, boysenberries, dark plum, pomegranate, with notes of vanilla extract and sweet cedar. Finishes with fine grain tannins and vibrant acidity and is definitely a palate pleaser and food friendly wine. ~ #maritanavineyards #maritana #martaella #vineyard #pinot #clone #pinotnoir #redwine #drpinot #russianrivervalley #cmkwine #winetime #vino #wein #vinho #sommelier #vin #winelover #wine #instawine #terroir #winecellar #winestagram #thankyouforyourwinecalifornia #donaldpatzwinegroup
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We’re not waiting for summer! 😉. . #Repost @ We’re not waiting for summer! 😉. . #Repost @andresdangond with @get_repost ・・・ Can't wait for summer so I can chug this cold @maritanavineyards grape juice without it looking weird.
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Exclusively Russian River Valley Chardonnay & Pinot Noir. Watch for vineyard, travel and wine friend pics!
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Throwback to 2018 and our first harvest from Marta Throwback to 2018 and our first harvest from Martaella Vineyard. I need a new hat this year. The is what Clone 943 Pinot Noir looked like and the source of our 2019 Maritana Vineyards single vineyard.
50 year old Chardonnay vines - do you think this C 50 year old Chardonnay vines - do you think this Chardonnay can compete with this powerhouse rind-washed cheese? Oh yeah.
50 year old vines! @duttonestatewinery #chardonnay 50 year old vines! @duttonestatewinery #chardonnay. . #Repost @highspiritshow with @get_repost ・・・ Today’s Winedemic minute, Starring Chardonnay #wine #wines #winestagram #winetravel #winetasting #travel #winecountry #foodandwine #sommlife #sommelier #comedy #wineandcomedy #highspirits #highspiritsshow #foodnetwork #travelchannel #netflix #amazon #trinityartists #californiawine #rose #wineparty #wineeducation #funwithwine #learnaboutwine #winesoftheworld #chardonnay #sonoma #winedemic
What a delight to have our winemaker @drpinot talk What a delight to have our winemaker @drpinot talk about our wines - - let’s do it again, soon! ❤️. . #Repost @prwinenews with @get_repost ・・・ If you ask me what’s the best thing about wine I’d say is making new friends who share in the love for the beautiful drink. @drpinot: thank you🍷. Keep rocking the grapes 🍇 🎸. #PuertoRico: if you love #chardonnay and #pinotnoir you MUST try these beauties. Get them at @almacendelvino🇵🇷.
Tomorrow we feature 2 wines on the Puerto Rico Win Tomorrow we feature 2 wines on the Puerto Rico Wine News Instagram feed! Check in at 6:00 pm PDT. Can’t wait to share @prwinenews
You might get tired of me posting pictures of Mart You might get tired of me posting pictures of Martaella Vineyard Pinot Noir. We just love this wine. Another bottle gone tonight at home with tears of joy in our eyes! 😂 A single vineyard and single clone (Dijon 943) wine. We wish you all could taste this with us tonight!!
Another of Steven’s distinctive wine reviews. . Another of Steven’s distinctive wine reviews. . . . #Repost @wine1percent with @get_repost ・・・ Shrill green and briar in the nose, a wintergreen pepper shockingly bright with edges of 5-spice showing. Equally shrill ruby, perfectly transparent with a wide clear rim. It kinda smells like the sort of Syrah I am attracted to most. Now, everyone wants their Syrah compared to Pinot, but I fully realize the danger in comparisons the other direction. This is in a good, peppery, spicy, way, without chubby fruit or cloyingness. This is NOT the usual “Oh man that pinot is basically a syrah” as is so often the case. If you have no idea what I am talking about, you probably shouldn’t be reading this blog and CERTAINLY: NEVER a pinot-review of mine. North-coast, dripping redwood, acidic loam, finely ground white pepper in a fruitiness almost stupid in its youthfulness. A heavy decant brings up a lot more balck cherry and elegance, but still, the exuberance isn’t quite ready to wear off this one into straight ‘Pinot’ nuance yet. There’s one thing Donald Patz’s wines will never be accused of, and that’s lack of complexity. These things are NEVER a simple cookie-cutter affair you can throw darts at and come up with a tasting note. Well, you CAN, but that’s not really doing anyone justice, now is it. That wasn’t a question. In the mouth, there is no mistake it is pinot. But still, it is not a fat round luxuriously velvety sumptuous version of pinot. Immediate plum, bergamot and blueberry quickly turn a bit more acerbic–sharp on the tip of the tongue and acerola along the sides but dusky fuzzy wool prevails over the top and into the finish, warm and comforting, clean and fruit-driven, just a touch savory–no sweat or barnyard–and I’m calling it at 14-4. Straight black tea in the finish, fruit a dusty antique. The saddest part is having to drink these so young. But somebody’s got to do it. A considerably different beast than the last one I had in this triple-offering for 2018. Pinots are like snowflakes. If you’re drinking the RIGHT ones. 2018 @maritanavineyards ‘Le Russe’ #PinotNoir #russianrivervalley #Sonoma 14.5 #zaltoglass
Can’t walk the vineyard - supposed to be home so Can’t walk the vineyard - supposed to be home so daydreaming about clone 76 Chardonnay from River Road in Russian River Valley. It’s a big component of the 2018 and the 2019 vintage of “La Rivière” cuvée. Lovely.
Reposted. From our great friend @mtyukky her wonde Reposted. From our great friend @mtyukky her wonderful food matches beautifully with our wines.
2019 grapes at Dutton Ranch - Shop Block vines pla 2019 grapes at Dutton Ranch - Shop Block vines planted in 1967. Such a great vineyard site. A Chardonnay’s Chardonnay.
Our friends @benoviawinery sold us Martaella Viney Our friends @benoviawinery sold us Martaella Vineyard Pinot Noir grapes again in 2020. This is one of three pieces we received and will be the featured selection for the single vineyard designated version in 2019. A variation on “Calera” Pinot Noir clone 96. Spectacular in 2019. Look for it Spring of 2021 along with Moonshine Ranch, Jenkins Ranch and newcomer Five Wells Vineyard @jane_kwon_wells Magnums. We need more magnums. 😉🍷👍❤️
Center of the Universe. Beach Tree Bar - Four Seas Center of the Universe. Beach Tree Bar - Four Seasons Hualalai on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Our 2019 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir “Le Rus Our 2019 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir “Le Russe” blend came together today. Really. Really good. Targeted for bottling in August with a release in 2021. #russianrivervalley #lerusse #donaldpatz #patz #drpinot #pinotnoir
Thank you for this post! We have a great turnout a Thank you for this post! We have a great turnout and the wines were singing. . . #Repost @rivercitywineweek with @get_repost ・・・ We love drinking wine with winemakers and listening to their secrets and stories. This week, we were lucky enough to taste with @drpinot at @elladiningroomandbar . We visited the new and current releases of @maritanavineyards @terminim_wines and @secretdoorwine . #rivercitywineweek #rcww #visitsacramento #sacramento #winedestinations #winestagram #winelover #winetasting #wine #wineblogger #winetime #winelife #winelovers #wines #wineporn #winefestival #winefest #downtownsac #thankyouforyourwinecalifornia #slowingthecurveoftime #terminim #maritanavineyards #secretdoorwines #donaldpatzwinegroup
The “La Rivère” blend for 2019 comes together The “La Rivère” blend for 2019 comes together today. Dutton, Susie-Q, and RiverRoAd Vineyards make up the majority. Delicious. Can’t wait to share!
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2017 Russian River Valley LA RIVIÈRE Chardonnay - Very subtle & complete Chardonnay with cooked lemons & apples & a complement of straw & gunpowder. Full-bodied, deep & layered with an ever attractive finish of fruit & minerals. Why wait? Drink now. SCORE: 95

James Suckling Wine Spectator

2017 Dutton Ranch HANSEN HILL Chardonnay - This powerfully concentrated white is engaging in floral and mineral tones, with a robust cradling of oak. There’s tension on the palate, which is layered in flavors of tropical guava, mango and pineapple that are dusted with baking spice. SCORE: 94

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