Peter Michael Les Pavots 2014 Macon

Peter Michael Les Pavots 2014 MaconThe 2014 Proprietary Red Les Pavots (3,570 cases) is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc, 13% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot aged in mostly Taransaud barrels with a small helping of Darnajou thrown in. This wine is fabulous in the vintage, although certainly less profoundly concentrated and extracted, as well as structured, compared to the 2013, which was off the charts fabulous. This is a brilliant wine, charming, with front end loaded

A blend of mainly Cabernet Sauvignon with smaller proportions of Merlot

More interesting are the generous

notes of sandalwood

with brisk acidity framed by vibrant cherry

With 30 months of aging in tonneaux

Jasper Morris 92/100 points

So here is some Oregon summer for you in a glass

Some seaweed

fruity taste

Lovely and a wine that could be approached young or aged for 5 to 8 years to good effect

mouth-filling tannins that linger through the finish

The wine's elegant