The phrase "albeit notorious" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to introduce a contrasting idea, often to acknowledge a negative aspect while still affirming a positive or neutral statement.
Example: "The author is known for his brilliant storytelling, albeit notorious for his controversial themes."
Alternatives: "although infamous" or "even if notorious".
Likewise, notorious (albeit pardoned) criminal and former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio used his office, and public resources, right up until his ouster in a 2016 election, to promote the racist anti-Obama "birther" conspiracy theory.
The story was written by notorious--albeit confused--Democrat basher, Jamie Kirchick.
A Ugandan court annulled the notorious anti-homosexuality act, albeit on a technicality.
A long-anticipated bullet train to São Paulo seems to be finally happening, while the city is making strides (albeit fitful ones) tackling the problems of its notorious favelas.
Warhol was the notorious voyeur who shot sex tapes avant la lettre, albeit gussied up as art films, all the while insisting that he himself was a virgin – that's when you could prise a word out of him beyond a "Gee!" or a "My!" He was the seven-stone weakling who hid from the world behind his platinum toupées and Ray-Bans.
Although most of the most notorious cases of pedophile priests occurred on the watch of earlier Popes (albeit with Ratzinger in a position of major responsibility), and Pope Benedict took far more vigorous steps to clean up the mess, it was he who felt most of the public-relations fallout.
Point Blank (1967) is now regarded by many as a seminal film of the 60's, notorious at the time of its release for its graphic violence and (albeit brief) frontal nudity, Point Blank foreshadowed the edgy, minimalist thrillers that the 70's were made of, such as The French Connection (1971), Get Carter (1971), and Marathon Man (1976).
They are now unbeaten here in seven, albeit five of those were draws, but the results provide comfort for a team who are notorious strugglers on the road.
