Lovely aromas of strawberry sauce, blueberry and violet draw the nose into this densely layered bottling. It's not quite as exciting as the first Gamay vintage from this site, but the palate is still very enticing with zippy acidity that gives the sour gr...
From a mostly decomposed granite, 1600-feet-elevation, northeast-facing site with different exposures, the 2023 Pinot Noir Michaud Vineyard is the first vintage for Smith from this vineyard, which he calls as old school and rugged as Chalone. Earth, black...
Made from this 1,000-feet-elevation site west of Carmel Valley, the 2023 Pinot Noir Pelio Vineyard is fresh and lengthy, mineral-driven and ocean-influenced. Fresh, crunchy red fruit is accented in a lightness of clove and cardamon, with enduring herbal e...