As we continue to expand and improve the wine department at Mission, it’s important to provide our customers with a baseline for understanding and appreciating not just the great wines of California, but also the great producers.
I told Jasmine yesterday during our conversation that, in my opinion, the Pinot Noirs of Hirsch Vineyards are like deep dive into everything that makes wine appreciation so interesting, all within one varietal from a single producer. From one vineyard alone, there are separate parcels of Pinot Noir planted to different types of terrain that result in completely different wines when vinified individually (which is the case at Hirsch).
Hence, when you do a side-by-side of the Hirsch Pinot Noirs, it’s not just an incredibly pleasurable drinking experience, running the entire spectrum of what the varietal is capable of, it’s a first class lesson in terroir. There’s a clear distinction between the wines being made from the same grape, the same vineyard, and the same vintage, in the exact same manner, simply from different locations within the site.
There are few producers in the world, let alone the state, that one can say that about. There are even fewer who produce wines of distinction in that manner across the board. Hirsch is one of the few.
-David Driscoll