Samuel Louis Smith Monterey County Chardonnay Les Granitiers 2024 26REASONABLE white florals and a saline

white florals and a saline

which sounds odd until you taste what it does: it drags the acidity up and gives the wine a punchier

In that regard

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Austria's leading red wine producer brings finesse to their Pinot Noir from the mid-slope Ried Holzsprur vineyard

Samuel Louis Smith Monterey County Chardonnay Les Granitiers 2024 26REASONABLE white florals and a salineSamuel Louis Smith is one of the most exciting young names in California, a former Morgan winemaker who launched his own micro negociant label after stints in Bordeaux, the Northern Rhone, and Champagne. Les Granitiers is his entry level Chardonnay, sourced from organically farmed sites in Monterey County and named for the granite based soils that define the region. It's native fermented and aged in mostly neutral barrel and some stainless, with oak