Cep Pinot Noir (75cl, 13.7%)

Cep Pinot Noir is a West Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir produced by Peay Vineyards, bottled at 13.7% ABV in a 750ml bottle. The 2022 vintage is made entirely from barrels originally destined for Peay's estate Pinot Noir bottlings but redirected during blending. Grapes are hand-harvested and fully destemmed, fermented with native yeast, then aged in old French barriques before bottling unfined and unfiltered. The nose brings wild strawberry, rose petal, fresh herbs, sweet earth and jasmine tea, with a brambly, anise-tinged note underneath. The palate is light to medium-bodied, with raspberry, pomegranate and cranberry, plus savory herb, rhubarb and Earl Grey tea leaf over chalky texture and fine-grained tannins. The finish is long and fragrant, with dried pine needle, jasmine tea and forest floor, and a clean, lifted mineral close.