2008 Nefarious Anniversary Cuvee Pinot Noir
This is our smallest bottling of the Notorious blend since the quantity-challenged 2004 vintage when we also bottled just 6 barrels of wine under this particular label. This blend changes each vintage based on what we think are the most exotic barrels the cellar has to offer. In 2008 we chose a blend of 3 barrels from Balcombe Vineyard and 3 barrels from different sections of our Estate Vineyard. We chose based on the superbly rich, dense, creamy and full-bodied natures of these barrels. This wine is a marvel in 2008. What is truly recognizable even at this youthful age is the length of this wine. There is so much substance that is so well-balanced that it carries on and on. Buy it for it’s concentration, depth and exotic fruit but cellar and savor it for it length and complexity. This is a beautiful, beautiful wine.
This is, as always, our only wine that is made in 100% new Cadus barrels. As always this wine is a textural experience beyond any of our other wines. The richness of the wine, the lavish fruit, the spice and tannin from the barrels and the rigorous selection of the absolute best stuff results in a wine that is exotic, nuanced, layered, pleasurable and nearly hedonistic in its youth. This wine is especially age-worthy and will still be a vibrant, primary wine for many, many years in the cellar. The past three vintages have all received 92 points from The International Wine Cellar and we expect no less from this bottling. 135 cases bottled.