A.P. Vin

Clos Pepe Vineyard Pinot Noir

9.134 ratings
9.28 pro ratings
Sta. Rita Hills, Central Coast, California, USA
Pinot Noir
Turkey, Game, Exotic Spices, Soft Cheese, Duck, Goose, Salads & Greens, Potato, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, White Rice, Pasta, Herbs, Nuts & Seeds, Mushrooms, Chicken, Meaty & Oily Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Stew, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Salmon, Quinoa, Shellfish
Top Notes For
Eric Urbani

Wes Hagen, 20 year veteran wine maker at Clos Pepe Vineyard, joined our group and gave us a master class in Santa Barbara pinot noir. We tried 11 PNs from 2004-2010, made by Loring, AP Vin, Sandler, Siduri, and Brewer-Clifton. This AP Vin was my #2 although the group rates it closer to the middle of the pack. No longer producing unfortunately…

Wes Hagen, 20 year veteran wine maker at Clos Pepe Vineyard, joined our group and gave us a master class in Santa Barbara pinot noir. We tried 11 PNs from 2004-2010, made by Loring, AP Vin, Sandler, Siduri, and Brewer-Clifton. This AP Vin was my #2 although the group rates it closer to the middle of the pack. No longer producing unfortunately…

Mar 24th, 2024
Rafael Landestoy

Amazing! Had a little bit s of gaminess on the nose at first blush but was so smooth, and had a wonderful finish. Went beautifully with the Rosemary roast beef. Love everything @Andrew Vingiello

Amazing! Had a little bit s of gaminess on the nose at first blush but was so smooth, and had a wonderful finish. Went beautifully with the Rosemary roast beef. Love everything @Andrew Vingiello

Sep 26th, 2016
Manny Canales

Awesome

Awesome

Mar 12th, 2016
Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.0

From the Santa rita hills only 150 cases produced

From the Santa rita hills only 150 cases produced

Sep 19th, 2014
Rafael Landestoy

Love this s@&t! Awesome Pinot and was drinking beautifully. Had it opened for about 5 hours.

Love this s@&t! Awesome Pinot and was drinking beautifully. Had it opened for about 5 hours.

Jul 25th, 2014
Frederic Lebourg

Not agreeing with the deluge of 9+ comments, especially in regards to the $50 price. The alcohol is overbearing (14.6% for a Pinot??) and assaults your palate and even more so the nose. Acidity too high for my liking. It’s good, yes. Great , no

Not agreeing with the deluge of 9+ comments, especially in regards to the $50 price. The alcohol is overbearing (14.6% for a Pinot??) and assaults your palate and even more so the nose. Acidity too high for my liking. It’s good, yes. Great , no

Mar 19th, 2020
Kirk F
9.1

Way behind on posting. Wishing I was still in FL! This was the usual mouthful of fruit bomb pinot.

Way behind on posting. Wishing I was still in FL! This was the usual mouthful of fruit bomb pinot.

Jan 5th, 2020
Kirk F
9.0

Final vintage. Nothing delicate about this!

Final vintage. Nothing delicate about this!

Dec 24th, 2019
Leigh Betancourt

Earthy- drank playing Hanabi with Julia dan and piero

Earthy- drank playing Hanabi with Julia dan and piero

Mar 10th, 2019
Kirk F
9.2

This was excellent. Plush and richly textured. Candy.

This was excellent. Plush and richly textured. Candy.

Jan 1st, 2019