Samuel Louis Smith Monterey County Chardonnay Les Granitiers 2024 Wine Seminar Garnacha from the high granite

Garnacha from the high granite terraces of Cebreros in the Sierra de Gredos

exuberant and easy drinking

The wine is made in a style that will please admirers of

The "A" bottling pulls from multiple blocks across the estate and spends 12 months in used French oak

this feinherb style drinks with wonderful racy energy that makes it feel much drier than it truly is

Samuel Louis Smith Monterey County Chardonnay Les Granitiers 2024 Wine Seminar Garnacha from the high graniteSamuel 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