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2009 Foxen "Sea Smoke Vineyard" Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir

SKU #1074294 93 points James Suckling

Outer quote mark This is impressive with ripe and complex fruit of blueberries and blackberries with minerals and dried flowers. Full-bodied, with focused and balanced fruit and ripe tannins. Racy and fresh. Inner quote mark (12/2011)

92 points Wine Spectator

Outer quote mark Firm, rich, intense and concentrated, with a tight beam of dark berry, plum, blueberry and raspberry flavors. Full-bodied, with a flinty minerality that gains weight and depth. (JL) Inner quote mark (9/2011)

90 points Int'l Wine Cellar

Outer quote mark Bright ruby-red. Intense aromas of cherry and dark berries, complicated by pungent herbal and floral qualities and a hint of licorice. Broad, fleshy and deep, offering intense dark fruit flavors that pick up spiciness and a touch of vanilla with air. Finishes sappy, sweet and very long, with lingering cherry compote and vanilla notes. A big, powerful rendition of pinot, with the heft to work with the richest red meat dishes. (JR) Inner quote mark (11/2011)

90 points Vinous

90 points Wine Enthusiast

Outer quote mark Heavy and rich, as Pinots from this vineyard tend to be. Also exceptionally ripe, with massive cherry marmalade and smoky, sweet oak flavors. Feels young and direct and easy to drink, with a fruity sweetness... Inner quote mark (10/2011)

Burghound

Outer quote mark Here the nose is relatively deeply pitched with dark berry and cassis aromas that enjoy added breadth from the presence of cinnamon and anise nuances. The round, suave and exceptionally rich flavors also possess a seductive mouth feel due to the impressive amount of dry extract, all wrapped in a delicious if mildly warm finish of plum liqueur. Inner quote mark (4/2012)

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Pinot Noir

- One of France's most legendary grapes and the grape that earned Burgundy its reputation. The parent of varietals like Pinot Gris/Grigio and Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir is blue to violet to indigo in color with relatively thin skins, and it is said to have been cultivated in France for more than 2,000 years. At its best, Pinot Noir creates elegant wines that are filled with primary red fruit aromas and flavors while young, revealing with an array of secondary characteristics like earth, smoke, violet, truffle and game with age. The varietal is also known, perhaps better than any, for its ability to translate terroir, or a sense of place. While the best Pinot Noir still comes from Burgundy, it is being produced with increasing success in cooler climates around the world. In France, it is part of the trifecta of grapes that can go into Champagne, and it is also grown in Alsace, Irancy, Jura, Savoie, Lorraine and Sancerre. Outside of France it is produced under the names Pinot Nero and Blauburgunder in Italy's mountainous regions, as Spätburgunder in Germany and as Blauburgunder in Austria. In the US, Pinot Noir has found suitable growing conditions in the cooler parts of California, including Carneros, the Russian River Valley, the Anderson Valley, the Sonoma Coast, Monterey County, the Santa Lucia Highlands and Santa Barbara County, as well as in Oregon's Willamette Valley. In recent years, New Zealand has demonstrated its ability to interpret this hard-to-grow varietal, with successful bottlings coming from careful and attentive growers in Central Otago, Martinborough and Canterbury. Chile is also an up-and-coming region for Pinot Noir, creating fresh, fruit-forward, early-drinking and affordable Pinots from the coastal Casablanca Valley and the Limari Valley.

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United States

- When people consider domestic wine, they normally think about the state of California. The fine viticultural Region within California, including the Napa Valley, Sonoma, Santa Cruz Mountains, Mendocino and Santa Barbara, are capable of growing grapes of world-class quality. But there's plenty of fabulous wine coming from other states, too. Oregon, Washington and New York are also causing eyebrows (and glassware) to be raised around the world.

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California

- With the explosive growth that California's wine industry has seen the past several years, it's easy to view winemaking and grape growing in the Golden State as a recent phenomenon. And while it's true that California's viticultural history is brief compared to several European countries, this state's roots date back well over 200 years. Due to the enormous response to California wine within the United States and worldwide, there are thousands of excellent and diverse wines being produced within the state each year.

Specific Appellation:

Santa Maria/Santa Barbara

- Santa Maria and Santa Ynez make up the two AVAs of Santa Barbara County, an area known for its natural beauty and temperate climate. The best grape-growing areas, however, are located on the very coastal reaches of these two appellations, and are cooled by ever-present fog and ocean breezes (it is even cooler and foggier here than Carneros!). As expected, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir thrive while the more inland zones lay claim to Bordeaux varietals and some Rhône blends.