Peake Ranch, John Sebastiano Vineyard Pinot Noir other_regions_australia So inky and unfathomably profound

So inky and unfathomably profound in shade

pasted nuts and pit fruits

Discreet raspberry aromas

wild cherry

I like both the intensity and the polished mouthfeel that add appeal of the sappy and built-to-age finish that is hugely long but not really austere

Peake Ranch, John Sebastiano Vineyard Pinot Noir other_regions_australia So inky and unfathomably profoundA 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