Soon to be RatedÂ
You have to go all the back to the tough 2014 vintage to find a ‘Southing’ Pinot Noir from Sea Smoke that got less than a 95-point score. There is a very good reason for that. Not only is Sea Smoke’s winemaking team outstanding, but their single-vineyards represent some of the best land anywhere in the Russian River Valley. The ‘Southing’ Pinot Noir is the marriage of elegance and complexity using all of the Sea Smoke Estate Vineyard along the Santa Ynez River. Every year this wine evaporates quickly after a smattering of big scores, but once againI managed to snag a few cases before the scores roll in and the wine rolls out.