Peter Michael, Santa Lucia Highlands, Le Moulin Rouge, Pinot Noir 2009 Tempranillo The fruit for this Macon-Village

The fruit for this Macon-Village comes from two plots around the villages of Uchizy and Chardonnay that don’t go into the single vineyard bottlings

as well as dark cherries and dark minerals

and charcoal

Decant two or three hours before serving

a chewy texture

Peter Michael, Santa Lucia Highlands, Le Moulin Rouge, Pinot Noir 2009 Tempranillo The fruit for this Macon-VillageFruit Source: Pisoni Vineyard 94 points Int'l Wine Cellar Deep ruby red. Intense aromas of red berry preserves and cherry cola, with complicating notes of dried rose, five spice powder and white pepper. Ripe red berry flavors boast liqueur like depth and intensity but there's an almost weightless quality to this wine that I find really intriguing, especially in light of its 16%(!) alcohol. Shows peppery spice and floral notes on the long, sappy,