Foxen Bien Nacido Block 8 Pinot Noir 2020 Wine (75cl)

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Exclusively planted for Foxen in 1996 by Bien Nacido Vineyard, the eleven-acre Block 8 sits on the highest point and one of the steepest sections of this Santa Maria Bench vineyard. A combination of bright, snappy cherry aromas and peppery herbs make for a compelling nose on this block-designated bottling. The palate is tense in texture yet generous in flavors of rounded red plum and toasted sagebrush. A live wire wine, with racy damson plum and red currant coulis notes that keep a steady pulse through the minerally, sanguine-edged finish. Lengthy and precise. Drink now through 2031. The 2020 Pinot Noir Bien Nacido Vineyard Block 8 is bright, punchy and super-expressive. There's a real feeling of exuberance, mostly the result of a mix of numerous clones planted in this block. A rush of red/purplish fruit, lavender, mint, sage and rose petal lends notable exuberance throughout. There's plenty of immediacy and textural resonance here.