Peter Michael Pinot Noir Ma Danseuse Sonoma Coast 2014 1500ml

Sir Peter Michael, a British entrepreneur, founded his family winery in Knights Valley in the early 1980s, and its Pinot Noirs come from cool, high vineyards in the Fort Ross-Seaview area of the far Sonoma Coast. Ma Danseuse ("my dancer") is the largest of the Pinot Noir cuvées, at about 1,200 cases in 2014. This magnum earned 98 points from James Suckling, who called it "precise and fruity" with irresistible layers. Blackberry, dark cherry, cloves, violets, exotic spice and rose petal come through on a full, juicy, vividly focused palate with real depth. The large format has slowed its development, so it can be enjoyed now or held for several more years.