For Christmas a close friend, and fellow wine lover, gave me a bottle of 2009 Sea Smoke Southing pinot noir. Aside from being a very nice gift to receive, this was also a delicious wine to drink. As soon as we popped the cork and poured the first glass, the wonderful aromas emerged and just kept coming in layers as it spent more time in the glass. It has a nice wet soil aroma blending with tart cherries. It is medium-bodied, somewhat heavy for a pinot but a nice, potent mouth feel with more of a dried cherry flavor rather than tart fresh cherries. Also has a nice peppery bite at the end. Overall, we had mixed reviews of this wine around the table but I found it to be delicious and totally enjoyable, although it needed a bit of time in the glass to fully emerge.
