This thirty acre vineyard is owned and farmed by the Pepe and Hagen families. Brewer Clifton's section is planted solely to Pommard clone on a gently sloping knoll in the center of their property that is impacted by strong maritime breezes.
Aromas of flowers, black raspberries and smoked pork followed by flavors of holiday spice, strawberries and pomegranates. Full bodied with a dry, firm texture.
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"Firm, intense and spicy, with a concentrated cola-laced edge to the dried berry and currant flavors, firming up on the finish. Needs short-term cellaring. Best from 2008 through 2012. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 264 cases made. –JL" -Rated 88, Wine Spectator
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"The most monolithic effort here is the spicy, sweet and sour cherry-flavored, medium-bodied 2005 Pinot Noir Clos Pepe. This big wine holds its 15.9% alcohol remarkably well, coming across like a tightly knit 1993 red Burgundy, such as a premier cru Beaune. The Clos Pepe reveals zesty acidity along with attractive spicy, cinnamon, and pomegranate notes, but is firmly knit. Give it 2-3 years of bottle age and drink it over the next 12-15.
" -Rated 91, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
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