Samuel Louis Smith Monterey County Chardonnay Les Granitiers 2024 NO20230719 Don't be fooled by the

Don't be fooled by the modest name: at Rinaldi the lesser grapes get treated much like the Barolo

offering enough complexity to develop gracefully in bottle

with a much longer maturation cycle than common Espadín

for example to flavor suckling pig

Samuel Louis Smith Monterey County Chardonnay Les Granitiers 2024 NO20230719 Don't be fooled by theSamuel 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