Since the 1994 vintage, the best part of Navarro's Pinot Noir has been pre-sold a year before release. We call our favorite Pinot Noir the Deep End Blend. Deep End is an old Boontling term for the chilly northwestern edge of the Anderson Valley where the grapes, cooled by ocean breezes, mature slowly and ripen late. This wine is a blend of our best lots from our best Deep End vineyards aged in our best barrels so it is a special wine that we can only produce in a limited quantity. Four components were selected for the 2011 Deep End Blend Pinot Noir with almost equal amounts of Dijon clones 667 and 777 making up the ultimate blend. In addition to Middle Ridge and Lower Marking Corral, wine made from Navarro's South Hill and Omega grapes made the final cut. A cool spring limited the yield of 2011 Pinot and early October rains further diminished the quantity of top-quality grapes.

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The flavors are deep and rich with a fine tannin structure that bodes well for ageing but, sadly, only a tiny amount of Deep End can be bottled. Selling Navarro's Deep End Blend Pinot Noir as futures to our web friends allows us to reserve our best Pinot Noir to our most connected customers at an old-fashioned price. We will bottle the 2011 Deep End Blend in February 2013, then bottle-age it in our cellar another six months. Wine purchased as futures will be available for pick up or delivery in 2013 from mid-August until November. Price does not include sales tax or shipping which will be collected when the wine is shipped. The futures offering ends when the quantities set aside are fully subscribed and no later than August 31, 2012. Futures are available in a three pack, six pack, a twelve pack or a two bottle magnum pack.