Cep 'Estate' Pinot Noir, West Sonoma Coast, California 2023Cep is the second label from Sonomas Peay Vineyards. Cep means vine stock in French. Cep Syrah is made from barrels of wine that do not make it into one of the Peay Vineyards wines. All the blending for the Peay cuves is done blind without knowing the amount each potential wine will make so they choose the wine that best expresses the cuve and the vintage. After all the wines for the vintage are put together, winemaker Vanessa Wong will use extra

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Average vine age 20 years

FOOD PAIRINGS: Ideal with roasted poultry

Paso Robles

with a refreshing lift of acidity

Ingredients: Razor clams (56 %)

a cool-climate region in the Overberg

botanicals

The taste of summer

a region located in the northern Rhône

PAIRING: chilled white vermouth