2009 Clos Pepe Estate Pinot Noir

Community Tasting Notes (69) Avg Score: 91.8 points

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  5/26/2023 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine:

  Retail $50. Somewhat haphazardly I discovered tonight on Facebook that Catherine Pepe, mother of Wes Hagen, died today. Catherine was married to Steve Pepe, owner of Clos Pepe, the vineyard where Wes once yielded his magic thief. I only met Catherine once, but she was so gracious, kind, welcoming, and just *good* that it made an indelible mark on both me and my wife. The world is a less-good place today with her passing.
  
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  2/25/2023 - valecnik wrote: flawed

  Oxidized.

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  7/18/2022 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Retail $50. This has long been my yardstick again which I measure all other American Pinots. While it has been another year since the lat bottle I cracked, my notes are strikingly similar, holy cow, this is good. Outstanding Plus.
  
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  11/10/2021 - valecnik Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Still magnificent. Great acidity, generous fruit and spice, and lots of earth. Time and air still serve to put some extra flesh on its bones, though on night one it had a moment where the alcohol warmth was borderline distracting. Never crosses that line, however, and delivers excellent balance between California fruit and Burgundian soul.

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  7/18/2021 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Retail $50. Well, after a good six years on the shelf between the previous two bottles of this wine that I tasted, I only waited another 13 months to open the next. Whoa. While I thought the bottle I tasted in 2020 was beyond stellar, this bottle, believe it or not, was even better. Still incredibly fruity with tart cherry, bright raspberry, and even some hints of cassis on the nose. The palate is nothing short of magical. Whoa. Rich fruit, incredible balance from a zingy tartness, an earth soul, and a lengthy finish. Yowza. With every bottle of Clos Pepe I open, I experience such joy but also incredible sorrow. I know both Wes Hagen, the winemaker, and the vineyard have moved on, but I have a few dozen bottles of magic left.
  
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