Foxen pinot noir "block 8" 2020 Montinore grainy and lively

grainy and lively

The palate is intense and fleshy with flavors of red plum

A vivid ruby color with a garnet tinge and super-restrained nose of licorice

Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) 100 points

Foxen pinot noir "block 8" 2020 Montinore grainy and livelyFrom one of Santa Barbara County's founding cult estates a single block Pinot from the legendary Bien Nacido Vineyard, priced below its release. Bill Wathen and Dick Dor have been making wine together since 1985, when they founded Foxen at the historic Rancho Tinaquaic. "Block 8" is a single parcel within Bien Nacido the Santa Maria Valley vineyard that reads like a who's who roster of California Pinot planted to a mix of clones that gives the wine