title: Foxen 2011 Block 43 Bien Nacido Vineyard Pinot Noir (Santa Maria Valley)
description: A great success, especially given the difficulties of the vintage. With a modest alcohol reading of 13.8% by volume, it's exuberantly ripe in cherries and umami-filled red currants, with oak adding just the right notes of toast. Delicious now, but this is a Pinot that wants some age. Even better after 2017.
variety: Pinot Noir
designation: Block 43 Bien Nacido Vineyard