2015 Peake Ranch Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir

14.3% alc., 250 cases, $40. Proprietors John and Gillian Wagner, winemaker is Paul Lato. 100% John Sebastiano Vineyard grapes. Clones 667, 115 and Swan. 3-day cold soak, RC 212 yeast, 17 days on the skins, aged in French oak barrels, 40% new. Fined with egg whites, unfiltered. · Moderate garnet color in the glass. A boisterous wine featuring aromas and flavors of blackberry, black current, earth and oak. Good attack and follow through with some finishing length. Appealingly silky in texture with integrated tannins. More enjoyable when tasted the following day from a previously opened and re-corked bottle. Score: 91. Reviewed June 9, 2018

Winery: Peake Ranch
From article: Recently Tasted California Pinot Noir & Chardonnay