Samuel Louis Smith Monterey Pinot Noir Pelio Vineyard 2023 NO20230927 From a tiny four-hectare estate

From a tiny four-hectare estate he has run nearly alone since 1983

Since Marcel's passing in 2010

it embodies the sophistication and complexity characteristic of Vosne-Romanee terroir

A vodka with a mission statement is usually a red flag

Hand-farmed organically

Samuel Louis Smith Monterey Pinot Noir Pelio Vineyard 2023 NO20230927 From a tiny four-hectare estatePelio is one of the most extreme Pinot sites in California: just seven miles from Monterey Bay, planted at 1,000 feet on diatomaceous shale, and farmed organically since the original 2003 planting. The vineyard sits in what's about to become the Carmel Coast AVA, and it pushes the limits of where Pinot can ripen. Sam Smith formerly of Morgan works the fruit with native ferments and whole clusters, letting the site do the talking. The 2023 has the