Jesse Clemente

9.7

2006 was special - had at PB. — 3 months ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

Quite closed & shy on the nose upon opening, with a short decant shows ripe pear on sourdough toast, with a healthy pinch of salt. But also expands with time, showing nutmeg, dried mandarine peel, wet pebbles, limestone minerality.
Fresh & incredibly enticing. Quite subtle nonetheless.
On the palate this is a stunner. Intense, structured, with juicy acidity and a almost tannic frame. Ripe pears & apples and loads of minerality, saltiness, savoury edges. Rich yet with great flow, elegant yet with interesting edges. Only the alc (13.5%) could be integrated better, as it slightly sticks out towards the finish.
A brilliant PB and amazing value, too.
Just don’t overchill or it goes bland. — 4 years ago

Shengli Hu

9.4

9 years on lees, 55/25/20 Chard/PB/PN. Barrel fermented, zero dosage, 3.05 pH. 6 g/L TA. Deep gold. Toasted brioche, vanilla cream, ripe apricot, mango, and pineapple, sweet baking spices. Pronounced intensity and long finish. Medium acidity. — 7 years ago

Matt

9.5

Great to finally get this in a glass. PB CH grapes came into the winery pristine, fully intact and healthy. I remember tasting the macros and thinking how they would turn out, given how crisp and fresh they were on the palate with zingy acid and full flavor. Direct translation from vineyard and vintage to bottle, always a hallmark of these wines. Energetic, fresh, bursting with bright flavors of citrus, crisp orchard fruits, chartreuse, and lemon blossom, all backed by a jolt of salty minerality. Focused, nothing excessive, nothing too austere either, very harmonious and even-keeled on all fronts. — 7 years ago

Galen Hasler

9.0

Classy balance of oak and Pinot B. Best PB this year — 9 years ago

Ben Jones

9.0

Lively raspberry juice core like the center of PB&J but with some bramble on the back end of the nose. Warm berry pie and dried leaves on the palate. Pretty darn good wine. — 9 years ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.1

Really nice. Thought it was oxi, but nah. Impressive domestic PB. — 7 months ago

Adriana Fabbro

8.9

Clean, green, athletic and refreshing: Granny Smith apple, lime zest. Good zippy acid for a PB. Time on the lees gives this wine tension, tone and muscle. Haven’t had - or craved - much Pinot Blancs to date, but this one makes a perfect pairing with with brats, Brussels, sauerkraut, dill, etc. An alpine meal for a summery January evening (after 4.5 years of living in California the ☀️☀️☀️ never gets old). — 5 years ago

Eric I

9.1

At Grand Marlin in PB...45 bday — 7 years ago

Shengli Hu

9.4

Medium gold. Meyer lemon, peach blossom, canned peach and dried apricot, Lanolin, fresh basil, yeasty sweet vanilla on the palate. One of the best expressions of Franciacorta. 75/15/10 Chard/PN/PB. SS fermented, 20% reserve wine, 28 months on lees, 4g/L dosage. — 7 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.1

Decent drinking PB in a difficult vintage. Black currant & red berry fruit with a slight austere style showing, earth, cedar, leather & graphite. Med bodied that is fully mature & should hold for a number of years. — 8 years ago

Phil Stice

9.0

Weighty muscular PB. lemony citrus driven. — 9 years ago

with Tosh, Stan and 2 others

Ted

9.5

Dirty brick red in color. Still showing so nice cherry fruit mixed with some wet barnyard and slight cigar box. Cork wasn't in the best shape and there was a lot of sediment. Hit em with the hein!! — 10 years ago

with Jeni

TJ Maxwell

9.1

Exotic & tropical. Nice mineral backbone. Creamy texture. I can’t recall too many generic PB w this much complexity — a year ago

JP Pierce

9.2

When cold, the mid palate seems lacking, great aromatics and very much variety specific. As it opens up, much more phenolic texture and sanity drive the finish. An interesting PB. — 6 years ago

Ted

9.5

Little bit of licorice, wet earth, cinnamon. There is a ton going on. Hook me up with an IV of this stuff. Hit em with the Hein. — 6 years ago

with Jeni

Shengli Hu

9.0

Pale gold. Reductive, burnt match, cabbage. Saline, brine, yeast, yellow apple, ripe pear. Medium+ intensity, acidity, and finish. Round and rich. Beautiful. 8g/L dosage, 19 months on lees, 80/20 SS/oak fermented. 60/30/10 Chard/PB/PN. Old school consorzio member. Capriolo commune. — 7 years ago

Ted

9.5

So very drinkable right now. Let the waiter pick a final wine for dinner. Went very well with a porterhouse steak and dark chocolate shavings from my daughters dessert. Well done and Hit em with the Hein!! — 9 years ago

with Jeni and Adrianne

Adam Jesberger

9.7

Salinity, maple, cashew butter and cinnamon. Actually quite dry. This makes knees buckle. I cannot explain the perfection that was the pairing with house made pb&j doughnuts w peanut brittle. Absurdly good!!! — 9 years ago

Ted

9.6

Thanks @Todd Abrams this was really good. Another wine in a perfect drinking window. Silky smooth. "Hit me with the Hein". Love it — 10 years ago

with Adrianne and Jeni