Sea Smoke Southing Pinot Noir 2023 (75cl, 14.3%)

Sea Smoke Southing Pinot Noir 2023 is an estate-grown Pinot Noir from the Santa Rita Hills AVA in Santa Barbara County, California, bottled at 14.3% ABV in a 750ml bottle. The vines sit on south-facing slopes with shallow clay soils, cooled by evening marine fog that allows extended hangtime. The 2023 wine is 100% estate-grown Pinot Noir, fermented with native yeasts under a minimal-intervention philosophy, then aged for 16 months in French oak barrels with approximately 55% new wood. Fresh strawberry and Rainier cherry lead into rose petal and pomegranate, with clove and nutmeg; the palate brings blueberry, wild berry, macerated blackberry and black cherry, with cool-climate acidity and fine-grained tannins; the finish is medium-long with pomegranate acidity and a mineral undertone.