Peter Michael, Santa Lucia Highlands, Le Moulin Rouge, Pinot Noir 2009 A & R COLLECTION with a little blackcurrant note

with a little blackcurrant note on the long

tar and crushed stone

Tasted in a Tempier 2003-1990 tasting in a horizontal flight of all three single-vineyard wines from 1998

Benjamin had worked alongside his father in the vineyards and cellar and had very much absorbed his perfectionist attitudes and practices

The 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape (80% Grenache

Peter Michael, Santa Lucia Highlands, Le Moulin Rouge, Pinot Noir 2009 A & R COLLECTION with a little blackcurrant noteFruit Source: Pisoni Vineyard 94 points Int'l Wine Cellar Deep ruby red. Intense aromas of red berry preserves and cherry cola, with complicating notes of dried rose, five spice powder and white pepper. Ripe red berry flavors boast liqueur like depth and intensity but there's an almost weightless quality to this wine that I find really intriguing, especially in light of its 16%(!) alcohol. Shows peppery spice and floral notes on the long, sappy,