Samuel Louis Smith Monterey Pinot Noir Pelio Vineyard 2023 ABC321 Bertrand Sourdais

Bertrand Sourdais

40% Picpoul

not the dinner table tonight

When Raventós i Blanc broke with Cava in 2012 to establish their own appellation

which is exactly the kind of underdog grape Terah Bajjalieh loves to champion

Samuel Louis Smith Monterey Pinot Noir Pelio Vineyard 2023 ABC321 Bertrand SourdaisPelio 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