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Sea Smoke Ten Pinot Noir

Sea Smoke Ten Pinot Noir

750 ML

$119.99
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Southing refers to the south-facing hillside bluffs found on our estate vineyard. Each year, our goal for this wine is to create the ideal marriage of complexity and elegance. Southing is a true expression of the terroir of Sea Smoke Vineyard:  seductive flavors and fine tannins complimented by cool climate acidity.

Each tank was manually punched down two times per day, with a total maceration time of fourteen to eighteen days. After settling overnight both free-run and press wines were racked to barrels. Southing was bottled with no fining and no filtration.

Each year, our goal for Southing is to create the ideal marriage of complexity and elegance. The
ever-changing nose of the Southing exhibits fresh currant, slight strawberry and rose aromas with notes of dried fruit, fennel, clove and nutmeg. The fine tannins and minerality are enhanced by our estate vineyard’s characteristic cool climate acidity.

100% Pinot Noir

Wine Enthusiast Rating: 95 Pts.

14.5% ABV

750 ML

Ten is named for the ten Pinot Noir clones found on our estate vineyard. Our most masculine wine is brooding and intense, with firm, mature tannins and a long, velvety finish. Ten is not for the faint-of-heart and has been known, on occasion, to convert even the most fanatical Cabernet lover.

 

Hand-harvested clusters were sorted in the vineyard and then gently destemmed following an evening in our cold room. All ‘jack stems’ were removed on the sorting table. Musts were cold soaked in open-top fermenters for five days, and then inoculated with cultured yeasts to begin slow fermentation.

 

Each tank was manually punched down two times per day, with a total maceration time of sixteen to twenty-eight days. Upon completion of primary fermentation and maceration, all free run wine was transferred to tank for settling, and then pressed at extremely low pressure (0.08 bars) to avoid extracting bitterness. After settling overnight both free run and press wines were racked to barrels.

 

A brooding and intense wine. The aromas begin with notes of blueberry, cassis, a hint of lavender followed by a myriad of exotic spices, some hazelnut, thyme and an element of licorice. Firm, mature tannins are followed by a long, velvety finish.

 

Appellation Composition Vineyard Source Alcohol pH Total Acidity Barrel Aging Oak Profile Bottles Release Date Santa Rita Hills 100% Pinot Noir

 

Ten was bottled with no fining and no filtration.

100% Pinot Noir (Ten Clones, from which the wine takes its name)

 

14.5% ABV

750 ML