More structured and broad, with a big frame that should fill in with another year or three in the cellar, the 2011 Pinot Noir Block 8 – Bien Nacido Vineyard has the crushed rock-like minerality that’s a hallmark for the vineyard as well as notions of white pepper, dried underbrush and spice-laced red fruits. Medium-bodied, firm and tight, it should have a graceful evolution through 2023. Drink 2016-2023+.
This was a classy, character filled lineup of wines by the folks at Foxen.
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