2008 Brewer-Clifton Mount Carmel Pinot Noir Sta Rita Hills

(92 Points   ---   Wine Advocate)

The 2008 Pinot Noir Mount Carmel (14.8%) exhibits plenty of black cherry and strawberry notes with hints of lead pencil shavings, Chinese black tea, and earth. Dark ruby, medium to full-bodied, with a striking minerality, this is among the tightest knit and most structured and backward of the 2008 Pinots. One senses that everything is trying to burst the seams beneath its structured veneer. Give it 1-2 years of bottle age and drink it over the following 10-15. (RP) 92+

Review Date: 08/2010