2000 Ojai Pinot Noir Bien Nacido Vineyard

Full ruby-red. Flamboyant nose of cherry, raspberry, musky spices and roasted oak. Large-scaled, round and sweet, with considerable weight on the palate and rather heavily extracted dark fruit flavors (this winery's 2000 Clos Pepe pinot was brutally overextracted, gritty and dry, with more green pepper showing than fresh fruit). Finishes with very good persistence.