PINOT NOIR
TASTING NOTES
Smoke Tree Pinot Noir offers aromas of black cherry, Santa Rosa plum and licorice with a hint of oak. The palate echoes with continued flavors of bing cherry, plum and cocoa. The finish is long and fresh with supple tannins and lingering minerality.
VINEYARDS
Select cool climate vineyards across Sonoma County provide the ideal range of fruit profiles for Smoke Tree Pinot Noir. Smoke Tree’s winemaker believes complexity on the palate starts in the vineyards; we look for mature vines (an average of 20 years in age) from up to five different clones and ten vineyard partners. We select fruit with dark fruit characteristics, bold flavors and substance. The majority of the fruit for the 2016 vintage came from the cool, windy terrain of the Petaluma Gap, the windswept vineyards of Carneros and rolling hills of Russian River Valley. Smaller percentages from Sonoma Coast add robust elegance to the final blend.
CHEMISTRY
Alc: 13.5%
TA: 5.5 g/L
pH: 3.71
RS: 0.0g/L
“My vision stays true to the beauty of Pinot Noir. I strive to produce a wine that is naturally elegant, true to the variety and refined.”
-Smoke Tree Winemaker
DRINK WELL, EAT WELL
Smoke Tree Pinot Noir is delicious whenever wine comes to mind. When enjoying with food, consider roasted beet salad or locally-sourced, simply grilled seafood or lean meat.