2014 | Sea Smoke Cellars | Ten Pinot Noir

Description

Red Wine: 2014 | Sea Smoke Cellars | Ten Pinot Noir

A brooding and intense wine. The aromas begin with notes of cola and black currant, then a myriad of spices, dusty blueberry and a hint of tea leaves. Firm, mature tannins—evidence of Ten’s ageability—are followed by a long, velvety finish.

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Producer: Sea Smoke Cellars

Ratings: WE | 93WS | 92

Vintage: 2014

Size: 750ml

ABV: 14.5%

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Country/Region: United States, California

A brooding and intense wine. The aromas begin with notes of cola and black currant, then a myriad of spices, dusty blueberry and a hint of tea leaves. Firm, mature tannins—evidence of Ten’s ageability—are followed by a long, velvety finish.

Reviews:

• Wine Enthusiast: This richer expression of Pinot Noir kicks off with vanilla and warm cherry sauce on the nose, along with a bit of caramel, enabling it to appeal to lovers of darker red wines. The sip delivers a great depth of berry fruit as well as elegant purple flowers. A chipped-slate minerality is further lifted by dried thyme and bay leaf, making for a hearty but balanced sip.

• Wine Spectator: Finely textured, with well-knit flavors of red currant, raspberry and cherry that are plushly spiced. Chocolate and savory notes show midpalate, presenting a rich finish of sandalwood and thyme.

Producer Information

Sea Smoke Cellars is a Californian winery in Santa Barbara County that focuses on premium Pinot Noir. The estate was established in 1999 by Bob Davids in the Sta. Rita Hills appellation. Its production is relatively small and mostly distributed through its mailing list. The name of the winery was inspired by the cooling marine fog that is carried into the vineyards along the Santa Ynez River. All the grapes used in Sea Smoke wines come from the estate vineyard. The property has 40 hectares (98 acres) of vines planted with ten different Pinot Noir clones as well as 4ha (10 acres) of Chardonnay. The vines are in transitional soils, with elevations between 300-700ft (90-210m) above sea level, which makes for varied growing conditions. Sea Smoke has used organic and biodynamic farming practices since the 2013 vintage. Sea Smoke makes three Pinot Noir wines: Botella, Southing and Ten, which is a blend of all ten Pinot Noir clones. A change in the winemaking approach around the 2009 vintage shifted the style of the Pinot Noir, with subsequent vintages having less extraction and getting less new oak. In the mid-2000s Sea Smoke introduced the Gratis Chardonnay exclusively as a reward for mailing list members. It was so well received that a second Chardonnay was introduced and added to the regular catolog of available wines. Sea Smoke rounds out its collection with a sparkling Pinot Noir made in the traditional method as a Blanc de Noirs. In 2016, Sea Smoke acquired the 61-acre (24-hectare) Rita’s Crown Vineyard which neighbors the estate site and is planted to Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.