Samuel Louis Smith Monterey Pinot Noir Montanita de Oro 2024 GERAUS and he refused to bottle

and he refused to bottle it until he was satisfied he'd found the right combination

this Pinot Noir was fermented in tank for 3 weeks

as though biting straight into a perfectly ripe blood orange

defining an essentially gastronomical style

smoked olive

Samuel Louis Smith Monterey Pinot Noir Montanita de Oro 2024 GERAUS and he refused to bottleFrom Samuel Louis Smith, the Santa Cruz based micro negociant who spent eight years running Morgan before going solo. Montanita de Oro 'little golden mountain' is his blend from the most pristine high elevation Pinot sites in Monterey, drawing from Pelio, Michaud, and Double L at elevations climbing to 1,700 feet with full ocean views. Made in a neoclassical California style with native ferments, stem inclusion, and minimal intervention, this is Pinot