Samuel Louis Smith Pinot Noir Double L Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands 2023 (750ml) Corvino Blend

Samuel Louis Smith Pinot Noir Double L Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands 2023 (750ml) Corvino BlendAfter years of working with this vineyard as winemaker for Morgan Winery, Sam Smith uses this site for his own brand with stunning results. Bright, snappy and yet intensely pure aromas of black raspberry, scarlet rose, lilac and black rock show on the nose. The palate is layered in sandy, suave tannins and a penetrating acidity that slowly builds through boysenberry flavors that are bold yet balanced.

especially in the floral notes on the nose

it has a line of acidity that keeps it crisp and brings out the black currant fruitiness

The fruit is night-picked from our estate vineyards and aged in new French oak barrels

Purato is a line of certified organic wines from Vittoria in southern SicilyThe vineyards and winery have undergone strenuous controls into to obtain organic certification from Bioagricert

is a delicate and perfumed wine

white fleshy fruits notes mixed with citrus notes

The Pinot Gris was fermented in open top fermenters on the skins and then moved into neutral french oak for aging

Jean-Marie and Rémi

zero frills in the cellar

on some plots affected by frost

toasted brioche

but it is the overarching philosophy we bring to building it — by balancing power