Aberrant Cellars Carpe Noctem Pinot Noir 2011

The ten barrels of Aberrant Cellars 2011 Pinot Noir Carpe Noctum received half new wood (though that's in no way obvious) and was bottled at 16 months. Nearly half of it comes from Eide's favored block of Dijon Clone 828 in the nosebleed bleachers of Zena Crown (adjacent to Temperance Hill), with the rest hailing from Willakia and Hawks View. Deeply ripe but ultimately infectiously juicy cherry and plum are garlanded with diverse flowers and underlain with mouthwatering roasted red meat juiciness and marrowy richness. The piquancy of fruit pits and invigorating crunch of berry seeds are surpassed in efficacy by a saliva-liberating streak of salinity allied to alkalinity and stoniness, as well as a lentil sprout-like burst of nutty and positively vegetal flavor, all of which combine for a finish of dazzling interactive complexity and exhilarating energy that compels you to take the next sip. 'I want this wine to be like a wild mustang that you can never tame,' exclaims Eide. I'd plan on trying to mount it for at least the next decade. Score - 94. (David Schildknecht, erobertparker.com, Oct. 2013)