W H Smith Wines
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Curious by nature and eager to embrace new adventures, it didn’t take much for friend and winemaker Helen Turley to inspire in Bill the desire to try his hand at Pinot Noir. In 1992, under a new W. H. Smith Wines label, the Smiths released their first vintage of Sonoma County Pinot Noir. Passionate for Pinot, in 1994 Bill and Joan purchased 360 acres along the Sonoma Coast on a ridge high above the town of Cazadero. The first vintage of Maritime Ridge Vineyards—the Smith's rising star—was harvested in 2002 and was released in the spring of 2004.
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W. H. Smith Pinot Noir, Maritime Vineyard
The vineyards that compose the Maritime Pinot Noir yield barely more than two tons per acre bringing tremendous intensity to the finished wine. A blend of several different clones, it is a stunning fusion of flavors; smoky pig fat, dark sweet ripe blackberries, plum and rhubarb with background notes of cedar and spice. This vintage of Maritime Vineyard shows a complex yet well proportioned balance of velvet tannins, voluptuous fruit and a long finish. Roasted lamb or duck and classic French dishes like Cog au Vin, or Beef Bourgogne are the most desirable food match with this wine.
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W.H. Smith Wines Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast
Sonoma Coat Pinot Noir fruit bursts forward with strawberry, cherry cola and pomegranate flavors that share elegance and spice with the richness of cinnamon and smoke. Still youthful, this Pinot Noir will age to a seamless balance of spice and cherry and violets. Truly a snapshot of the Sonoma Coast region in a bottle
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