Cattleya Pinot Noir Cuvée Number Eight

This new Pinot from Cattleya has just continued to get better and better bottle after bottle. While I felt initially I was unsure how much I liked this, it has just grown on me with each experience. This is my last bottle of this vintage and culminates an ascent of a new offering from Bibiana. She continues her winning streak of Pinot excellence. Great red fruits and lovely mouthfeel.

This continues to evolve in a very positive direction with nice depth and weight that delivers deep cherry and small berry notes. Great texture and seduces the palate. While my initial impression of this was questionable, I can only say this has more than grown on me over time. Another winner from Bibiana who is clearly on a streak!

This continues to move in the right direction. I think the red berry and cherry notes predominate. There is an emerging savory element and a bit of Pinot funk and forest floor. Great mouthfeel and richness without being over the top. So well balanced and integrated. I probably could have given this another point, but have some additional bottles to see this evolve.

This 92 with a bullet. I could not resist trying Bibiana's new Pinot in her line-up. This Sonoma offering had complex and alluring aroma's. On the palate dark fruit with a lot of vitality. This is going to continue to improve and evolve over time. The bones are here to gain a couple of points with patience. Great addition to an already stellar line-up.