My favorite of the Sta. Rita Hills releases, the 2013 Pinot Noir Clos Pepe Vineyard offers sensational purity and elegance in its darker berry fruits, crushed flowers, underbrush and hints of mint. Seamless, silky and refined, it still has plenty of fruit and texture, and shows terrific focus on the finish. I'm a fan and this bottle drank beautifully over the three days I had the bottle open. It will have a decade or more of overall longevity. - Jeb Dunnuck

This is aromatically much more discreet compared to the Cargasacchi with an airy and restrained nose of cool spice and various red berry fruit scents. The round, supple and relatively forward medium-bodied flavors possess good punch and if not quite as much complexity, it’s close. The finish however is a bit less harmonious and like several wines in the range will require a few years to better integrate the supporting structural elements. 2020+