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Typically $45/bottle from Lenamon-Pepi Négociant
Vintage 2011, 2012, & 2013 from the Anderson Valley
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About Lenamon-Pepi Négociant: “Lenamon-Pepi Negociant is the only wine that Napa Valley pioneer winemaker Bob Pepi makes under the Eponymous umbrella with a different brand. He and his friend/business partner Jeff Lenamon located a vineyard in Anderson Valley, which Bob had long thought of as one of the two best areas in California for making top Pinot Noirs. The name Negociant alludes to the long, successful search and discovery of a few great vineyards that allow us to make a Pinot Noir that truly inspires pride from our team. Bob recently switched his focus to consulting and has generously made his library of beautiful Pinot Noir’s available to us.”

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TASTING NOTES:
2011 - “Stored neck down at 55 degrees since bottling, this deeply hued, beautifully preserved Pinot Noir presents earthy tobacco and mushroom notes mingling with spicy red cherry and chocolate bark with a kiss of seasoned oak. Given a few minutes the bouquet unwinds to become open-knit, elegant and complex. Exceptionally pure fruit is beautifully balanced with lingering spicy cherry and caramel notes astride a well-integrated structure that resonate through the finish. Stored perfectly, this is an exceptionally fresh Pinot Noir that offers a sumptuous experience on the palate and a compelling bouquet.” (AbV 13.8%)

2012 - “Like its brethren, this wine has been stored neck down at 55 degrees since bottling, reflecting a very deep garnet Pinot Noir showing almost no signs of ageing from a color perspective. Meaty, earthy and graphitic up front with tobacco and mushroom notes mingling with rose petals and cherry fruit that move to the fore as the bouquet complexes. Mouthwatering sour cherry and tobacco notes dance with well-integrated mineral-laced tannins offering juicy length and a clean finish.“ (AbV 13.6%)

2013 - “Again, stored neck down at 55 degrees since bottling with a robust, deep garnet color with just a kiss or orange around the rim. This perfectly preserved Pinot Noir presents a bouquet or beautifully ripe, spicy cherry, orange rind, black raspberry, mineral freshness and nicely integrated chocolatey oak notes. Ripe yet fresh cherry notes are supported by chewy, mineral-laced tannins, exceptional purity and seasoned oak notes.” (AbV 13.6%)

VARIETALS: Pinot Noir.

BARRELS: 10-months in French oak, 30% new.

THAT REMINDS ME OF: Lemon pepper.

It’s a seasoning made from lemon zest ground into black peppercorns. Bake it and use it on some chicken wings. Good stuff.

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