title: Clos Pepe 2013 Estate Pinot Noir (Sta. Rita Hills)
description: Beef jerky, dried mushrooms, black pepper, pencil lead, black olive and elderberry swirl into a memorable nose on this wine by professorial vintner Wes Hagen. It's incredibly alive on the palate, delivering soy and deeply tart cranberry-cherry juice flavors, and needs until late 2015 to emerge as an even more solid sipper.
variety: Pinot Noir
designation: Estate