Sea Smoke Ten Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills 2023 750ml

Sea Smoke was founded by Bob Davids in the Sta. Rita Hills of Santa Barbara County. Constellation Brands announced its acquisition of the winery in May 2024, and Victor Gallegos is vice president, general manager and director of winemaking.

Ten is 100% estate Pinot Noir from the Sea Smoke Estate Vineyard, named for the ten Pinot Noir clones planted there. The winery destems the fruit, cold-soaks it for five days in open-top fermenters, macerates for 16 to 28 days and presses gently. The 2023 spent 16 months in French oak, 56% of it new, and was bottled unfined and unfiltered under cork.

The winery calls it brooding and intense, with blueberry, cassis, lavender, exotic spice, hazelnut, thyme and licorice, and firm, mature tannins leading to a long, velvety finish.

Against Sea Smoke Southing 2023, Ten draws on all ten of the estate's clones; for a wine built from the estate's whole clonal range, choose Ten.

Decant it young and serve it with duck, lamb or wild mushrooms.

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