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Hirsch Vineyards San Andreas Fault Pinot Noir 2014
Hirsch Vineyards skyrocketed to Californian wine fame when their name adorned sought-after bottlings from top Pinot Noir producers in the 90s, and it wasnand#39;t til nearly the turn of the 21st century that David Hirsch decided to bottle wine from his own vineyard. What is commonly mistaken, however is that there is only one expression of Hirsch, when in fact it is massive and diverse, and takes up what would be enough area to fit two Burgundy appellations inside of it. Itand#39;s unlike any other area in the coast, at such great altitude that it sits above the fog layer, yet draws enough coastal influence to remain cool and breezy, allowing a superbly long growing season. The San Andreas Fault Pinot Noir, taking its name from the fault line that runs directly through the vineyard, is meant to express the totality of the vineyard, drawing from parts both deep and rich, as well as those producing light and floral sides to the grape. What results is an uncommonly complex wine, drawing minerality from the many soil types, some dark clay, some sand, some stony combinations all throughout. The wine is aged in French oak, about andfrac14; new each year, and finishes at 12.7% alcohol, beautifully balanced.
Ratings on Delectable
John Howard 
Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries
Still lively. Fun to help make this one.
Still lively. Fun to help make this one.
9.4
Matt Duncan
Went too quick!
Went too quick!
9.2
Brad Hemmer
Cherry cola, cranberry, dried floral, a little bolder than expected but gives it a little extra body. Nice acidity that provides for long tasty finish.
Cherry cola, cranberry, dried floral, a little bolder than expected but gives it a little extra body. Nice acidity that provides for long tasty finish.
9.3Cathy Corison
Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery
Half bottle. Sang with the salmon. Complex aromatics. Balance between prettiness and concentration. Cranberries and cherries.
Half bottle. Sang with the salmon. Complex aromatics. Balance between prettiness and concentration. Cranberries and cherries.
9.3Matt Perlman
Popped alongside a Kosta Brown RRV Pinot for stylistic contrast. Basically a cross section of the Hirsch estate so it combines cool and coastal plots with warm and sunny. Elegant, ethereal and floral/earth tones driven, with bright red cherry fruit peeking out. 5 years in bottle has really eased what I recall had been a fairly taut structure
Popped alongside a Kosta Brown RRV Pinot for stylistic contrast. Basically a cross section of the Hirsch estate so it combines cool and coastal plots with warm and sunny. Elegant, ethereal and floral/earth tones driven, with bright red cherry fruit peeking out. 5 years in bottle has really eased what I recall had been a fairly taut structure
9.3
Ryan Mullins
Opening beautifully
Opening beautifully
9.3
Matt
This was great for a spring duck dish. I hate to say it’s light, but it is, in a very pleasing way. The acid drives the show, the mid-palate is lively and shows a light extraction. Bones, no flesh. Pure, limpid, tight. Palate is precise and inviting. Tart cranberry, brook cherry, blood orange, ferns, wet earth, pepper, allspice.
This was great for a spring duck dish. I hate to say it’s light, but it is, in a very pleasing way. The acid drives the show, the mid-palate is lively and shows a light extraction. Bones, no flesh. Pure, limpid, tight. Palate is precise and inviting. Tart cranberry, brook cherry, blood orange, ferns, wet earth, pepper, allspice.
9.0
Marc Stubblefield
Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant
Beautiful Sonoma Pinot, but missing some of the electric, acid and herbal tension that I find in my preferred Sonoma Coast wines. Although this wine is still very young, there's no denying that it's bigger and broader than it has been in past vintages. Not necessarily a bad thing - it just puts it in a different box for me.
Beautiful Sonoma Pinot, but missing some of the electric, acid and herbal tension that I find in my preferred Sonoma Coast wines. Although this wine is still very young, there's no denying that it's bigger and broader than it has been in past vintages. Not necessarily a bad thing - it just puts it in a different box for me.
9.0
Bill Bender
Unlike the '14 Rivers Marie PN I posted last week this open for business and taking reservations now. 90 minute decant. Pure red fruits, red currant, smoke.
Unlike the '14 Rivers Marie PN I posted last week this open for business and taking reservations now. 90 minute decant. Pure red fruits, red currant, smoke.
9.3
Erik Sjolund
Good n kinda marmalad-y. Jam-y n very berry w/o the very gomblexidi. Still very good n tasty.
Good n kinda marmalad-y. Jam-y n very berry w/o the very gomblexidi. Still very good n tasty.
9.3
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