SEABOLD 2019 PINOT NOIR TWO VINEYARDS 04 SEPT 2022

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The good news is that most of the people were experienced wine drinkers at our gathering, so it was easy to share higher-end wines knowing they would be appreciated.  Today’s selection is from Seabold Cellars consisting of two 2019 Pinot Noirs but from different Seabold Cellars Estate vineyards (Fig 01).  The wines were opened, allowed to breathe for about 30 minutes, and served at 68⁰F.  The glasses, as this is an outdoor event, were plastic but designed for a robust red wine.  The wines were served side by side, allowing everyone to experience the different terroir simultaneously.  The first wine is the Seabold Cellars 2019 Pinot Noir Pelio vineyard (Fig 02), and the second is the Seabold Cellars 2019 Pinot Noir Brosseau vineyard (Fig 03).  The terroir of each wine is best described in the word of the winemaker and is in italics directly from the Seabold Cellars website.  

The Seabold Cellars 2019 Pinot Noir Pelio is located in a wind-beaten, high elevation, undulating series of hills; Pelio is an 8-mile straight shot to the Pacific Ocean.  The vineyard sits just over the crest from the entrance to Carmel Valley, mid-slope, with north, west, and east-facing exposures.  Hand-harvested at night.  Grapes are hand-sorted at the winery; this vintage allowed for 60% whole cluster retention.  Native yeast fermentation takes place in small-lot stainless steel, then transferred to new and neutral barriques.   After 24 months of aging, the wine is racked and bottled, unfined and unfiltered.  Eleven barrels were produced.

The Seabold Cellars 2019 Pinot Noir Brosseau was planted in 1978 when there were no roads to facilitate the arduous journey to the top of this high plateau.  Sitting at 1600’ elevation, Brosseau is subject to cool, foggy mornings with warm afternoons and very cold diurnal shifts.  The terrain and soils are remarkably complex and varied, and really more a collection of 6-7 unique sites than a single vineyard in the truest sense.  Hand-harvested at night.  Grapes are hand-sorted at the winery; this vintage allowed for 40% whole cluster retention.  Native yeast fermentation takes place in stainless steel, then transferred to barriques and puncheons.  After 15 months of aging, the wine is racked and bottled, unfined, and unfiltered.  Four barrels were produced.  

The wines are rich, full-bodied expressions of Pinot Noir fruit that everyone well enjoyed.  With careful tasting, the differences in terroir, while subtle, could be detected by all.  What was most interesting was that the group was split evenly as to their favorite.  For me, I will stock the cellar with both.  

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FIG 01 - SEABOLD CELLARS 2019 PINOT NOIR TWO VINEYARDS 04 SEPT 2022





FIG 02 - SEABOLD CELLARS 2019 PINOT NOIR PELIO






FIG 03 - SEABOLD CELLARS 2019 PINOT NOIR BROSSEAU




Location: SEABOLD CELLARS 3 Pilot Rd, Carmel Valley, CA 93924, USA

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