Winery Foxen - Sea Smoke Vineyard Pinot Noir

Winery FoxenSea Smoke Vineyard Pinot Noir

4.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the world.
The Sea Smoke Vineyard Pinot Noir of Winery Foxen is a red wine from the region of Sta. Rita Hills of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the Sea Smoke Vineyard Pinot Noir from the Winery Foxen

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Sea Smoke Vineyard Pinot Noir of Winery Foxen in the region of California is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Sea Smoke Vineyard Pinot Noir of Winery Foxen in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Foxen's Sea Smoke Vineyard Pinot Noir.

Winemaker
Bill Wathen
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Last vintages of this wine

Sea Smoke Vineyard Pinot Noir - 2011
In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Sea Smoke Vineyard Pinot Noir - 2010
In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Sea Smoke Vineyard Pinot Noir - 2009
In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Sea Smoke Vineyard Pinot Noir - 2008
In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5

The best vintages of Sea Smoke Vineyard Pinot Noir from Winery Foxen are 2011, 2010, 2008, 2009

Informations about the Winery Foxen

The winery offers 57 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sta. Rita Hills in the region of California
Find the Winery Foxen on Facebook and on Twitter

The Winery Foxen is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 57 wines for sale in the of Sta. Rita Hills to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 7000 of of United States wines
In the top 700 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
In the top 25000 of red wines
In the top 35000 wines of the world

The wine region of Sta. Rita Hills

The wine region of Sta. Rita Hills is located in the region of Santa Barbara County of California of United States. We currently count 268 estates and châteaux in the of Sta. Rita Hills, producing 792 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.


The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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