Interestingly, Parker doesn’t seem to love wines from Peju, most of them scoring poorly, between the mid-70s to low 80s, describing them as “pleasant, but uninspiring.” I pondered this while tasting the Peju HB Napa Valley 2005, which actually charmed me with its Old World lightness. Complex notes of scorched earth, plum, dust, black currant, sandalwood, and sort of a wild foresty note that ended in white flowers and anise lead into a wine that doesn’t feel heavy, despite it’s 15.3% ABV, it has nice bones.
9.2 Points