Atlas Peak, Napa Valley, California, USA
This was my second Pinot Noir from Jack Winery in Napa Valley. Their winery and tasting room is towards the top of Altas Peak. However, they are getting their Pinot grapes somewhere in Sonoma, I believe, closer to the ocean. The 2019 blew my top. The 2021 brought me back down to earth with a smack. Nothing special and certainly not for the price. Not sure if they received the grapes from a different vineyard or if there were striking difference between the two years. The 21 version had little character. Just light to medium bodied red fruit with little else going on.
This was my second Pinot Noir from Jack Winery in Napa Valley. Their winery and tasting room is towards the top of Altas Peak. However, they are getting their Pinot grapes somewhere in Sonoma, I believe, closer to the ocean. The 2019 blew my top. The 2021 brought me back down to earth with a smack. Nothing special and certainly not for the price. Not sure if they received the grapes from a different vineyard or if there were striking difference between the two years. The 21 version had little character. Just light to medium bodied red fruit with little else going on.
Apr 29th, 2024Well, baseball season started. I am not a baseball fan. Too boring. But, hey, never say never and now with the rule changes who knows ….. Jack winery is created by two former baseball players Chris Ianetta and Vernon Wells and we finally tried the 2019 Jack’s Pinot….FANTASTIC!! Spicy, good tannin/acidity structure and complex balanced finish. Was so worried this be another fruit driven ‘Russian Valley’ Pinot. Couldn’t be further from the truth! Had the structure of a Premier Cru from Cote d’Nuit and the earthiness of a Central Otago New Zealand. Pinot. Loved it
Well, baseball season started. I am not a baseball fan. Too boring. But, hey, never say never and now with the rule changes who knows ….. Jack winery is created by two former baseball players Chris Ianetta and Vernon Wells and we finally tried the 2019 Jack’s Pinot….FANTASTIC!! Spicy, good tannin/acidity structure and complex balanced finish. Was so worried this be another fruit driven ‘Russian Valley’ Pinot. Couldn’t be further from the truth! Had the structure of a Premier Cru from Cote d’Nuit and the earthiness of a Central Otago New Zealand. Pinot. Loved it
Apr 1st, 2023