2021 Sea Smoke "Southing" Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
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Decanter
Review Date: 12/2023Intensely ripe but pristine black cherry and plum notes are kissed with glimmers of brandy and cigar leaf in this concentrated yet brightly composed Pinot Noir. It's a powerful, gorgeously juicy mouthful with a heft and unctuousness that's pleasing, but sharply balanced too, taut with a quivering vein of cranberry acidity and layers of stone and earth that unfurl on the palate. Tannins are fine but persistent. It's delightful in youth but should improve for the next decade and hold longer still. (AI)
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94
Wine Enthusiast
Review Date: 10/2024
92
Wine Spectator
Review Date: 01/2025
Notes
Antonio Galloni writes for Vinous: "Sea Smoke might be the single most evocative vineyard in the Sta. Rita Hills, maybe all of Santa Barbara. The huge, sprawling ranch offers breathtaking views pretty much in every direction. General Manager Victor Gallegos has streamlined the Pinot lineup to essentially two wines; the Southing, which is generally floral and bright in profile, and the deeper, richer Ten bottling. The Pinots are made from fully destemmed fruit and spend around 16 months in barrel." (08/2022)
Product Details
Origin: Santa Maria/Santa Barbara, California, United States
Type/Varietal: Pinot Noir
SKU: #1696438