2019 'Sea Spray' Blanc de Noirs Sparkling Wine

2019 'Sea Spray' Blanc de Noirs Sparkling Wine

The Pinot Noir for this méthode champenoise sparkling wine comes from specific blocks on our estate vineyard, which are picked early – before our regular pinot noir harvest begins.  Sur lie aging in barrel and extended bottle aging en tirage add to the wine’s complexity.  Sea Spray is fresh and alive on the palate and finishes with impressive length.
  • Vintage 2019
  • Alcohol 12.5%
  • Vineyard Sea Smoke Estate Vineyard
  • Appellation Santa Rita Hills
  • Clone 100% Pinot Noir
  • Cooperage 12 months in neutral French oak barrels

  • Tasting Notes

    The nuanced nose expresses fresh blueberries, rising dough and rose petal. The wine enters the palate with energetic freshness and is enlivened with minerality on the finish.

  • Winemaking

    Hand harvested in August of 2019, the Pinot Noir for this methode champenoise sparkling wine is the result of a careful cluster selection from Sea Smoke’s estate vineyard. The grapes were gently pressed following an evening in our cold room, then transferred to stainless tanks to begin a long, cool fermentation, which was completed in neutral French oak barrels. Following 12 months of sur lie aging in barrel, the wine was bottle aged an additional 36 months en tirage prior to disgorging, with 10 months under cork prior to release. The wine was finished with no dosage, to preserve its finesse.