2009 Sea Smoke Estate Ten Pinot Noir - 750ml

2009 Sea Smoke Estate Ten Pinot Noir - 750ml

$235.00
2009 Sea Smoke Estate Ten Pinot Noir

Sea Smoke Cellars is a Californian winery in Santa Barbara County that focuses on premium Pinot Noir. The estate was established in 1999 by Bob Davids in the Sta. Rita Hills appellation. Its production is relatively small and mostly distributed through its mailing list. The name of the winery was inspired by the cooling marine fog that is carried into the vineyards along the Santa Ynez River.

All the grapes used in Sea Smoke wines come from the estate vineyard. The property has 40 hectares (98 acres) of vines planted with 10 different Pinot Noir clones as well as 4ha (10 acres) of Chardonnay. The vines are in transitional soils, with elevations between 300-700ft (90-210m) above sea level, which makes for varied growing conditions. Sea Smoke has used biodynamic farming practices since the 2013 vintage.

Sea Smoke makes three Pinot Noir wines: Botella, Southing and Ten, which is a blend of all 10 Pinot Noir clones. A change of winemaker before the 2009 vintage shifted the wine style of the Pinot Noir, with subsequent vintages undergoing less extraction and seeing less new oak. In the mid-2000s Sea Smoke introduced the Gratis Chardonnay exclusively as a reward for mailing list members. It was so well received that a second Chardonnay was introduced and added to the regular catolog of available wines.

Sea Smoke rounds out its collection with a sparkling Pinot Noir made in the traditional method as a Blanc de Noirs.

Varietal Pinot Noir
Vintage 2009
Rating
Bottle Size 750 ml
Bottle Quantity 1
Country USA
Region California
Location Central Coast
Producer Sea Smoke Cellars
Color Red
Wine Type Table
Rating 2009 Sea Smoke Ten Pinot Noir One of the Sea Smoke flagships, the 2009 Pinot Noir Ten impresses for its depth and sheer power. Layers of flavor flow through to the huge, dramatic finish in a full-bodied, intense Pinot. Once the intensity of the fruit fades, there is not much development in the glass, which results in an overall impression of one-dimensionality. The Ten is made from all ten Pinot clones planted on the property. While a solid effort, I expected more from this offering, which also happens to be the wine through which I discovered Sea Smoke years ago. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2017. It had been a few years since I last tasted the Sea Smoke wines, so I was curious to check out these current releases. At their best, the Sea Smoke Pinots offer gorgeous textural richness, depth and personality. I have to say that Sea Smoke's recent decision to add the words "California Grand Cru" to their labels is preposterous and blatantly self-serving, since the term means absolutely nothing. Moreover, this invented designation has the potential to be immensely deceiving to consumers who don't know there is no classification formal or informal when it comes to California's vineyards. A formal classification is a worthy objective. Perhaps it will one day be a reality. But if it does happen, it certainly won't be up to wineries to classify their vineyards for us. RP
Wine Spectator
Burghound
Varietal Pinot Noir
Vintage 2009
Rating
Bottle Size 750 ml
Bottle Quantity 1
Country USA
Region California
Location Central Coast
Producer Sea Smoke Cellars
Color Red
Procution
2500 cases
    Varietal Pinot Noir
    Vintage 2009
    Rating
    Bottle Size 750 ml
    Bottle Quantity 1
    Country USA
    Region California
    Location Central Coast
    Producer Sea Smoke Cellars
    Color Red
    Wine Type Table
    Varietal Pinot Noir
    Vintage 2009
    Rating
    Barrels
    Style
    Owners
    Region California
    Location Central Coast
    Producer Sea Smoke Cellars
    Winemaker

    Production
    2500 cases
    Robert Parker Rating 2009 Sea Smoke Ten Pinot Noir One of the Sea Smoke flagships, the 2009 Pinot Noir Ten impresses for its depth and sheer power. Layers of flavor flow through to the huge, dramatic finish in a full-bodied, intense Pinot. Once the intensity of the fruit fades, there is not much development in the glass, which results in an overall impression of one-dimensionality. The Ten is made from all ten Pinot clones planted on the property. While a solid effort, I expected more from this offering, which also happens to be the wine through which I discovered Sea Smoke years ago. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2017. It had been a few years since I last tasted the Sea Smoke wines, so I was curious to check out these current releases. At their best, the Sea Smoke Pinots offer gorgeous textural richness, depth and personality. I have to say that Sea Smoke's recent decision to add the words "California Grand Cru" to their labels is preposterous and blatantly self-serving, since the term means absolutely nothing. Moreover, this invented designation has the potential to be immensely deceiving to consumers who don't know there is no classification formal or informal when it comes to California's vineyards. A formal classification is a worthy objective. Perhaps it will one day be a reality. But if it does happen, it certainly won't be up to wineries to classify their vineyards for us. RP
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