Donald Patz

Owner/Winemaker Patz & Hall

9.9

From magnum. This was the first vintage of Patz & Hall “Alder Springs Vineyard” Chardonnay. At the point of blending a flicker of original youthfulness with otherwise fully matured Chardonnay flavors. This is why we drink older wines. Rich, complex spice and toast, notes of tangerine, beeswax, dried apple, caramel, wildflower, sea breeze, exotic perfume, kiwi, crushed rock. A moderate yellow color. I was there when the grapes were picked. Short of help, we all pitched in to harvest. A miracle. — 18 days ago

Zach Quintanilla

9.2

Mild red fruit with some structure — 3 days ago

Alexander Bastian Nielsen

9.1

Nice and balanced Chardonnay with golden apples, fat peels of lemon, some orange zest, cream, butter and very refined touch of vanilla. Nice acidity and not too heavy. — a month ago

Austin Blackwell

9.3

Older and a bit past its peak but still delicious. Patz & Hall no longer sources from the Hudson vineyard so this was great to revisit. — 4 days ago

with Angelina

Zach Quintanilla

9.4

Smooth bursting with red fruit, smooth tannins — 3 days ago

Zach Quintanilla

9.1

Darker fruit with more structure — 3 days ago

Katie Dudgeon

9.2

2019 - beautiful aromatics, blackberry, hints of smoke, subtle black licorice, mulling spices. savory and herbaceous, elegant and smooth — 2 months ago

with Heidi

Matt Schwartz

8.9

Opulent. Buttered popcorn, lemon curd and asian pear with an oily mouth feel. Round. Maintaining some acid with a bitter note on the finish, pretty classic California Chardonnay flavor profile. — 11 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

8.9

2018 vintage. Decanted and tasted after 2.5 hours. It’s easily been a decade+ since tasting their entry level stuff. Medium/medium heavy body. A bit riper than expected. Haven’t come across those levels of ripeness on their higher end stuff in the last few years. Can see why some would absolutely love this tho. Missing structure that usually accompanies Hall reds. For such a big *ss vintage, thought there would be mas. Sadly, no. 11.7.24. — a month ago

Harry Hackett

9.5

It’s a shame they don’t make wines like this any more — a month ago

with Lesley