Patricia Green Cellars "Ridgecrest Vineyard" Ribbon Ridge Pinot Noir 2022

Jeb Dunnuck : 98 Points

(8/6/2024) The 2022 Pinot Noir Ridgecrest Vineyard is focused and crystalline with notes of cherries, cinnamon, woodsy spice. Entirely destemmed, it’s medium-bodied and has a vibrant and mouthwatering feel, with salty earth, well-defined tannins, and a hint of orange citrus. It has a great level of intensity all the way though and demands time in bottle. Drink it over the next 15 or more years. Maturity: 2024 - 2039.

Wine Advocate : 94 Points

(12/19/2024) The 2022 Pinot Noir Ridgecrest Vineyard offers singular aromas of smoked cranberries, rhubarb, pipe tobacco, aniseed, rose petal and Earl Grey tea leaves. The medium-bodied palate is silky and bright with understated yet nuanced flavors that range from fruit to earth and spice, and it has a very long, detailed finish. 363 cases were made. Drink Date: 2025 - 2040.

Vinous - Eric Guido : 95 Points

(1/2024) The 2022 Pinot Noir Ridgecrest Vineyard smolders up with an enticing bouquet of crushed black raspberries, rosemary, sage, and dusty ashen stones. It's savory in style, with dense waves of red and black fruits carried over textures of pure silk, taking on an almost salty tinge toward the close. The 2022 leaves a staining of primary concentration and edgy tannins, framing the experience without slowing its momentum. From 100% destemmed fruit matured in 25-30% new oak. the balance here is simply spellbinding. Drinking Window: 2025 - 2034.