Cep Vineyards Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast

Red fruit, cherry, spices, and raspberry on the nose. Medium+ acidity with medium tannins. Red berries, raspberry, and a hint of oranges on the palate. Good finish.

Decanted 1h.Translucent purple. A-very primary: ripe black cherries/blackberries, some bark and earth. P-Less ripe red/black fruits, some minerality, spices. Medium bodied. Nice acids. Moderate finish of spice and fruit w a little heat. Feels like it needs some time.

Gave to Hao Zhu for his birthday.

Open 3 bottles of this second label Peay Pinot Noir over the last 3 weeks. I did not decant. It could use about one hour though. I want to watch how this wine evolved. Deep rich color purplish. on the nose Cherry and strawberry with a mild black pepper scents. On the taste the Cherry tones are bold at first then come the spicy tones that I look for from Peay. I does evolve with time and I began to …

Decanted for 2 hrs. Trasparent almost electric garnet. Aromas showed bright red cherries, pomegranate, cranberries, some sous bois and just the barest hint of alcohol. On palate, tart cherries, cranberries, minerals with a bit of earth and bark. Acidity is quite high, reminiscent more of Burgundy than CA. Nice moderate length in finish. 91 on day 1 On day 2, gained some more weight. Fruit is more on black spectrum rather than red. Less lithe than yesterday. Still really enjoyable …

Pretty intense color for a pinot, almost purple (clearly a young wine). Spicy nose with black pepper, herbs, cherry, strawberry and generally fruity, but not very ripe nose. Crisp palate with good acidity and medium finish. Very nice QPR. My first 2012 California pinot and very promising!

Clearly a Sonoma Coast wine. Opened last night and finished the bottle tonight. Just as good the second night, if not better - seemed to open up a bit more. For a second label, this is quite a nice pinot - a good value - better than many pinots we have drunk lately at twice the price. I will be interested to see how this wine develops over the next couple of years. If this is the second label, I …

My first taste of the much-praised 2012 California Pinots. The wine is richer and fuller-bodied than the 2011 (which I enjoyed as well for its crisp red fruit), but it retains that fresh, red fruit taste that makes it so attractive with food. The hints of oak could still integrate a bit more and in 6 months or so this could be even better. An excellent QPR and a surprisingly ageable Pinot for Peay's second label.