Country: US / Botella
Variety: Pinot Noir California
Winery: Sea Smoke / Sta. Rita Hills
You’ll want to give this wine a little time in the cellar, because it’s all teenaged gawkiness now. There’s lots of sweet, cherry pie flavor, sweet new oak, crisp acidity and rich, ripe tannins, but it hasn’t all come together. Best after 2009, but not a longterm ager.