LiQuery - Sea Smoke Ten Pinot Noir 2017

SEA SMOKE TEN PINOT NOIR 2017

Item:	59014
Size:	750 mL (25.4 oz)
Type:	2017 VINTAGES
Release Date:	2020-05-07
Producer:	Sea Smoke
Location:	USA - California
Price:	$140.00 Price History
Style:	Red Wine Medium-bodied & Fruity
Alcohol:	14.5%
Varietal:	Pinot Noir
Sugar Code:	XD (4.0 g/L)
Rating:	94
Glass Style:	Pinot Noir

Description
Sea Smoke produces three Pinot Noirs: Botella, Southing and Ten. Named for and produced from a barrel of each of the 10 Pinot Noir clones in the Sea Smoke estate vineyard, the Ten is by far the heartiest and most robust of the winery's Pinots. The style is achieved, in part, by using a greater percentage of new oak in the vinification process. The resulting wine has all of Sea Smoke's trademark fruit-driven style in an intense, brooding package with a noticeable tannic framework. The Ten is an excellent choice for long-term cellaring.

Description

Sea Smoke produces three Pinot Noirs: Botella, Southing and Ten. Named for and produced from a barrel of each of the 10 Pinot Noir clones in the Sea Smoke estate vineyard, the Ten is by far the heartiest and most robust of the winery's Pinots. The style is achieved, in part, by using a greater percentage of new oak in the vinification process. The resulting wine has all of Sea Smoke's trademark fruit-driven style in an intense, brooding package with a noticeable tannic framework. The Ten is an excellent choice for long-term cellaring.

Tasting Notes
Moderately dark reddish purple color in the glass. Upon opening, oak-infused aromas and flavors combine with a fruit-charged core of dark cherry, blackberry, pomegranate and spice. The wine showed much less oak overlay when tasted the following day from a previously opened and re-corked bottle when the fruit became front and center. Boldly styled, with delicious fruit expression, supportive tannins, and integrated acidity. A masculine interpretation of Pinot Noir, yet not highly muscled, offering a soft, approachable tone, and a refreshingly juicy finish. Decant this beauty when you pull the cork. Score - 94. (William Gaffney, princeofpinot.com, June 18, 2016)

Tasting Notes