2017 Semper Ex Orbis Terrarum Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

14.3% alc., $. Produced & bottled by Tuck Beckstoffer Estate, St. Helena. Winemaker Napa winemaker legend Phillpe Melka. · Light garnet color in the glass. Aromas of ripe berries, red rose petal and toasted oak. Crisp, bright and sleek, with a mid-weight core of red cherry and strawberry cloaked in oak-driven flavors of toast and tobacco. There is plenty of Pinot character but the oak flavor plays too great a role for me to fully enjoy the wine. Score: 89. Reviewed February 7, 2021

Winery: Semper Wines
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