Juicy black currant, fresh mint, plump dark cherry. Crunchy blackberry, pencil shavings, raspberry preserves. Incredibly bright and elegant bursts of freshly-picked blueberry, chocolate covered strawberry, and licorice radiate with astounding expansiveness and elegance as wafts of blooming rose, wild lavender, and cherry blossom further enhance aromatics via beautifully high-toned floral perfume. Notes of rolling tobacco, tea leaf, cedar, and eucalyptus soon follow revealing streaks of integrated herbal tones that playfully unite with cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg, and a range of clean baking spices. Hints of coffee grounds and graphite gently emerge to provide just a pinch of lightly mineral darkness while impressions of gravel and sandy earth expose intriguing reflections of terroir. Astoundingly expressive, pretty, and pure on the nose while remaining concentrated yet gorgeously weightless and lively on the palate; exhibiting beguiling complexity juxtaposed against almost-Burgundian levels of restraint all within a pristine and perfectly balanced presentation. Just over medium in body with soft yet persistent tannin fleshed out wonderfully elevated acidity. This 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon by Pegasus Estate Winery is an unbelievably infatuating and nuanced red from the Santa Ynez Valley.

Though it sees warm daytime temperatures and plenty of sunshine, Santa Barbara's Santa Ynez Valley is heavily affected by the cooling influence of the nearby Pacific Ocean which helps retain great acidity and freshness in its wines. This bottling, crafted by Pegasus Estate Winery using Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from their estate vineyard in the heart of the Santa Ynez Valley, magnificently captures the combination of complexity, concentration, and finesse that Santa Barbara's best wines uniquely possess. This boasts both gorgeous aromatics and a dense yet elegant palate highlighted by fresh dark and red fruits, lifted floral tones, delicate spice, and a wonderful underlying herbal quality. At 6 years old this shows plenty of youthful energy and is clearly built for a long life in the cellar. Delicious.