2024 Sea Smoke "Botella" Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir

An exciting new bottling from the legendary team at Sea Smoke. Botella takes the same approach as Sea Smoke Estate wines but using fruit sourced from neighboring vineyards in the Sta. Rita Hills. Winemaking Notes: "Botella is named after the mineral-rich soil type found on our Estate Vineyard and other exceptional vineyards of the Sta. Rita Hills. Botella’s grapes are sourced from neighboring vineyards of the Sea Smoke estate. Our Pinot Noir is shaped with a gentle hand, echoing the estate’s signature elegance while offering its own bright immediacy. Similar to the approach we take with our estate wines, winemaking features separate fermentations by block with gentle cap management. Botella features less time on the skins, earlier picks for bright aromatics, shorter barrel aging, and lower new French oak impact."