Wine Enthusiast - "Top 100 Wines of 2008"

#65 - 2005 Roessler Clos Pepe Pinot Noir, 95 points

Top 100 Wines of 2008
By the Editors of Wine Enthusiast Magazine, December 2008

Roessler 2005 Clos Pepe Vineyard
Pinot Noir (Sta. Rita Hills); $50.
Clos Pepe is one of those vineyards that rarely fails to dazzle, and Roessler has done as good a job at interpreting it as any of the wineries that designate its fruit. The wine shows a terrific balance of acids, oak and tannins, with an elegantly silky texture and exquisitely ripe, but controlled, cherry, pomegranate, cola, tea and Asian spice flavors that finish with a lip-smacking, chalky minerality.

Wine Enthusiast Magazine "Top 100 Wines of 2008"
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