Country: US / Clos Pepe
Variety: Pinot Noir California
Winery: Roessler / Sta. Rita Hills
Shows lots of classy elegance, with brisk acidity and firm minerals and some finely ground tannins that frame the wild cherry, cola and oak flavors. Good now for its flamboyant deliciousness, but really too immature. Give it 3–5 years in the cellar to begin to develop bottle complexity.