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2024 'Ten' Pinot Noir

Named for the ten distinct Pinot Noir clones on our estate, Ten is our deepest and most structured expression. Brooding and intense, it features firm, mature tannins and a long, velvety finish.

 

The 2024 Vintage Estates Release is now open. Allocations will be shared according to list positioning, continuing throughout the month of March. Stay tuned for further details and updates via email.

 

  • Vintage 2024
  • Alcohol 14.6%
  • Vineyard Sea Smoke Estate Vineyard
  • Appellation Santa Rita Hills
  • Clone 100% Pinot Noir
  • Cooperage 16 months in 56% New French Oak

  • Tasting Notes

    A brooding and intense wine. The aromas begin with notes of blueberry, cassis, a hint of lavender followed by a myriad of exotic spices, some hazelnut, thyme and an element of licorice. Firm, mature tannins—evidence of Ten’s ageability—are followed by a long, velvety finish.

  • Winemaking

    Hand-harvested, clusters were sorted in the vineyard and then gently destemmed following an evening in our cold room. All ‘jack stems’ were removed on the sorting table. Musts were cold soaked in open-top fermenters for five days, and then inoculated with cultured yeasts to begin slow fermentation. Each tank was manually punched down two times per day, with a total maceration time of sixteen to twenty-eight days. Upon completion of primary fermentation and maceration, all free run wine was transferred to tank for settling, and then pressed at extremely low pressure (0.08 bars) to avoid extracting bitterness. After settling overnight both free- run and press wines were racked to barrels. Ten was bottled with no fining and no filtration.