2020-2021 Sea Smoke "Ten" Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir Vertical
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2020-2021 Sea Smoke "Ten" Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir Vertical
Bid on this 4-bottle tasting lot; including 2-bottles of 2020 Sea Smoke "Ten" Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir (97JS, 96WE, 95DC, 93VN) and 2-bottles of 2021 Sea Smoke "Ten" Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir (96DC). Of the 2020 Sea Smoke "Ten" Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir, James Suckling writes: "Aromas of dark strawberries, ripe strawberries, crushed stone, iron and dried tile dust. Turns to light chocolate. Full-bodied and layered with lots of ripe strawberries, but it remains juicy and savory. Flavorful finish. Plenty of fruit but energetic and racy. Drink or hold." (03/2023)
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Auction Item Details
2020 Sea Smoke "Ten" Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
Quantity: 2
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Provenance: Purchased directly from the winery and stored in a temperature-controlled wine fridge until hand-delivered to K&L.
Label Condition: Two bottles nicked label and scuffed label
94 points, Jonathan Christaldi for Decanter: "The 2020 Ten is bright, spiced, and red-fruit driven. Leading with strawberry, boysenberry, and cherry pie. Ripe blueberry and raspberry are wrapped into a tapestry of French pastry with chewy, sinewy tannins, salty crushed stone minerality, white pepper, and cedar. (4/2023) K&L Notes: From the coastal vineyards located in Sta. Rita Hills, this Pinot Noir is elegant yet backed with ripe wild berry flavors. According to the winery: "Ten is named for the ten Pinot Noir clones found on our estate vineyard. Our most masculine wine, it 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 fanatic Cabernet lover."
Professional Reviews
97
James Suckling
“Aromas of dark strawberries, ripe strawberries, crushed stone, iron and dried tile dust. Turns to light chocolate. Full-bodied and layered with lots of ripe strawberries, but it remains juicy and savory. Flavorful finish. Plenty of fruit but energetic and racy. Drink or hold.” (03/2023)
96
Wine Enthusiast
“Candied strawberry and raspberry aromas are spiced up by cinnamon, sumac and peppercorn on the lively, complex and alluring nose of this bottling from the region's iconic winery. The palate is fresh and juicy with strawberry sorbet, rosewater and white pepper flavors, proving both hedonistic and detailed. (MK)” (12/2023)
95
Decanter
“Whiffs of smoked hazelnuts, crushed peppercorns and black cherry preserves introduce this powerfully concentrated yet thrillingly, even lifted expression of California Pinot Noir. It's gorgeously, decadently ripe yet not at all bruising in fruit character, a finely filigreed palate lined with streaks of acidity and a earthen, dusty vein of minerality. The finish settles on fine-grained yet sweet, ashen tannins and a subtle twist of balsamic soaked strawberries. (AL)” (01/2024)
93
Vinous
“The 2020 Pinot Noir Ten offers more tension and brightness than Southing, with opulence delivered in a velvety frame. Pomegranate, iodine, sweet spice, white smoke and toasty French oak merge into a seamless whole. Less about fine delineation of flavors than about a unified impression, this is a harmonious, flowing wine with a pliant mid-palate and a soft finish. (BN)” (08/2025)
Product Details
Quantity: 2
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Provenance: Purchased directly from the winery and stored in a temperature-controlled wine fridge until hand-delivered to K&L.
Label Condition: Two bottles nicked label and scuffed label
2021 Sea Smoke "Ten" Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
Quantity: 2
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Provenance: Purchased directly from the winery and stored in a temperature-controlled wine fridge until hand-delivered to K&L.
Label Condition: One bottle scuffed label and lightly nicked label
This 2021 Pinot Noir is sourced completely from Sea Smoke's estate vineyard. It is comprised of ten different Pinot clones, from which the wine takes its name.
Professional Reviews
96
Decanter
“Aromas of violet and burnt sandlewood lend a seductive, perfumed tone to this richly concentrated Pinot. Compared to the producer's fresh-fruited Southing, the Ten embraces Pinot's stateliness, muscularity and grip. A richly extracted yet fine, chiseled wine anchored by bristling streaks of acidity and a tonic mineral undertow. Hints of singed vanilla and char point to 16 months maturation in French oak (68% new) but it's a profoundly elegant, seamlessly balanced wine with a finish marked by fine, firm tannins. Ready now but will continue to improve for another decade and hold further still. (AI)” (12/2023)
Product Details
Quantity: 2
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Provenance: Purchased directly from the winery and stored in a temperature-controlled wine fridge until hand-delivered to K&L.
Label Condition: One bottle scuffed label and lightly nicked label
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