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2017 Seabold "Pelio Vineyard - East Ridge" Monterey County Pinot Noir (Elsewhere $45)

SKU #1527820 95 points Wine Enthusiast

Outer quote mark A lighter yet tremendously dynamic style of Pinot Noir, this boling begins with hibiscus, pomegranate, wild thyme, bay leaf and a hint of eucalyptus on the nose. Those forest-foor elements carry into the palate, where crisp raspberry favors are enhanced by juniper and pine-needle freshness. *Editor's Choice* (MK) Inner quote mark (5/2020)

92 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Outer quote mark Pale ruby-purple, the 2017 Pinot Noir Pelio East Ridge gives up dust, smoked cranberries, underbrush, fragrant earth and orange peel aromas with notions of potpourri and wild blackberries. Light to medium-bodied, it's intensely flavored but delicately styled with silky, earth-laced fruits and juicy freshness, finishing long and layered. Lovely! (EB) Inner quote mark (2/2020)

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2017 Seabold "Pelio Vineyard - East Ridge" Monterey County Pinot Noir

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RP: 92

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By: Ryan Woodhouse | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 4/30/2021 | Send Email

Here's a wine that truly captures the magic of Pinot Noir. This wine has all the aromatic complexity and intrigue you could ask for, and backs it up with a wonderfully vibrant, fresh, pure varietal expression on the palate. This tiny production Pinot Noir hails from one block, of one single vineyard high in the Santa Lucia Mountain range between the Salinas and Carmel Valleys. The soil at Pelio Vineyard is very thin, the vines grow down into fractured diatomaceous shale, basically an ancient seabed, lifted high into the mountains over many millennia. Near constant winds and proximity to the Pacific Ocean means that this is truly a cool-climate Pinot Noir and it shows is with a bright, translucent color in the glass, crunchy red berry fruits, lifted spices and floral aromatics. Flavors of raspberry, pomegranate, alpine strawberry meet a dusty, earthy, crushed rock quality streaks across the palate. Medium bodied, juicy, mouth-watering and so energized. In the finish, wild brambly tones, hints of spice, subtle leather. I love the contrast between the freshness and purity of the red fruit versus the more savory, leafy, stone, soil driven components. A truly fascinating Pinot Noir that will appeal to Burgundy drinkers as much as California enthusiasts. One of my favorite expressions of Pinot Noir in quite some time.

Drink from 2021 to 2030

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Varietal:

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.

Country:

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.

Sub-Region:

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:

Monterey/Carmel Valley

- These heavily planted regions on either side of the vast Salinas Valley account for much of the mass-produced, commercial wine sold in supermarkets nationwide. In the hills, however, and in sub-AVAs like Chalone and Santa Lucia Highlands, quality is much higher. Pinot noir and chardonnay look to be particularly promising.