Samuel Louis Smith Monterey Pinot Noir Pelio Vineyard 2024 NO20230712 The Marconnets ridge straddles Beaune

The Marconnets ridge straddles Beaune and Savigny-les-Beaune

Drink it now and savor what time does to great Bordeaux

made with the same care

with bright fruit notes and finishes with a lovely hint of grass

bottled with minimal sulfur

Samuel Louis Smith Monterey Pinot Noir Pelio Vineyard 2024 NO20230712 The Marconnets ridge straddles BeauneSame vineyard, different vintage. Pelio planted in 2003 at 1,000 feet on diatomaceous shale over old seabed, just seven miles inland from Monterey Bay is one of the most coastal influenced Pinot sites in California. The 2024 vintage gave Sam Smith a touch more flesh and immediate charm than the more wiry 2023, but the bones of the site come through: sweet herbs, wild cherry, and that signature sea breeze salinity. Native ferments, whole cluster