Peter Michael Pinot Noir Clos du Ciel Sonoma Coast 2014 1500ml

Peter Michael's Pinot Noirs come from its estate vineyards high on the far Sonoma Coast in the Fort Ross-Seaview appellation, and Clos du Ciel is the most limited of them. Planted on rocky clay and basalt, it is the warmest of the three coastal sites, which gives this wine extra depth and earthiness. The 2014 shows raspberry and black cherry fruit with spring flowers, underbrush and a firm, fine-tannined frame. Vinous called it the most powerful and structured of the 2014 estate Pinots, needing time for its oak to integrate. In magnum it is aging slowly; drink now with decanting or over the next five to seven years.