The 2008 Pinot Noir Boulder Block is 100% Pommard clone aged in 60% new oak (the most Tunnell has ever utilized for a wine). It gives up a seductive bouquet of rose petal, Asian spices, incense, cherry, and raspberry. Velvety-textured, it has intense red fruit flavors, loads of spice notes, and enough structure to evolve for 3-4 years. Seamless and silky in the finish, this lengthy effort is all about pleasure. Drink it over the next 10-12 years. Congratulations to Doug Tunnell for an extraordinary collection of wines. Doug Tunnell is completing his 20th year farming in Willamette Valley. His biodynamically certified vineyards have acquired some maturity, and it would appear that a combination of experience, impeccable farming, and a great vintage have resulted in the best wines of his career in the 2008 vintage,.with two of them (the Chardonnay and Gamay Noir) offering spectacular value.www.brickhousewines.com