This lovely effort is textbook Combe d’Orveau and a wine that should age well over the next 12 to 15 years

all wrapped in a very firm and explosively long finish

An almost timid nose reluctantly shares its aromas of various white orchard fruit that are laced with hints of citrus

The 2001 isn't quite as structured as the 1999

as the 2013 really needs a number of years to be at its very best

Peake Ranch, John Sebastiano Vineyard Pinot Noir Size:12x750ml This lovely effort is textbookA barrel sample, the pale to medium ruby purple colored 2018 Pinot Noir John Sebastiano Vineyard opens with a pow! on the youthful nose, giving up aromas of violet, lilac, fresh blueberry and boysenberry jam with cinnamon, orange peel, macerated strawberries, baked rhubarb and dried red cherry plus dried leaves and dusty earth accents. Medium bodied, it offers oodles of perfumed, purely defined fruits with grainy textured tannins and lip smacking