Gerard Raphet, Clos Roche Size:6x750ml The 2008 Pinot Noir Isabelle

The 2008 Pinot Noir Isabelle is a selection of the estate’s 36 best barrels across many of the Central Coast’s finest Pinot terroirs

while the addition of 16% Roberta's Merlot helps fill out the mid-palate beautifully

dramatic finish supported by serious tannins

The winemaking remains relatively consistent across the years

It would be nice to see a little more mid-palate depth and persistence

Gerard Raphet, Clos Roche Size:6x750ml The 2008 Pinot Noir Isabelle(from a . 33 ha parcel, two thirds of which was replanted in 1982 with the remaining vines planted in the 1920s). An exuberantly spicy nose combines pretty floral and fresh red pinot fruit with floral, wood and sauvage hints. The supple medium weight flavors possess fine volume as well as excellent length if only average depth on the balanced and firmly structured finale. Patience advised in order that more complexity can develop.