Hirsch Vineyards Pinot Noir Estate Block 8 2017
Red
Sonoma Coast, United States
6.7
WineSaint
Wild cherry and forest floor show promise, but the wine feels fragmented and lacks the site's usual depth. The tannins are firm yet the fruit seems compressed, missing the expansive character Block 8 typically delivers. Elements feel disconnected rather than harmonious. Time may help integration.
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Label
Hirsch Vineyards
→Hirsch Vineyards farms one of California's most remote Pinot Noir sites, a high-elevation ridge above the Sonoma Coast fog line where the San Andreas Fault runs directly beneath the vines.