Samuel Louis Smith Monterey Pinot Noir Pelio Vineyard 2023 Wine Bar | Featured White with cherry

with cherry

is one of the oldest houses in the region and was pouring at the 1861 dinner celebrating Italy's unification

Aged on lees and finished with minimal dosage

aged nine months in new French oak

Samuel Louis Smith Monterey Pinot Noir Pelio Vineyard 2023 Wine Bar | Featured White with cherryPelio 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