Samuel Louis Smith Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay Spear Vineyard 2024 core-no-restrictions 5L will develop beautifully for

5L will develop beautifully for years

Each bottle is hand-signed by the distiller

with vines planted in the 1880s in Sonoma Valley

named for the Japanese phonetic spelling of vermouth

The Cabernet begins with an expressive nose of cassis

Samuel Louis Smith Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay Spear Vineyard 2024 core-no-restrictions 5L will develop beautifully forSpear Vineyard is one of the most talked about young sites in the Sta. Rita Hills planted in 2014, farmed organically by Ofer Shepher, climbing steep north facing slopes along Highway 246 with marine clay, sand, and chert in the soil. Sam Smith the former Morgan winemaker turned micro negociant treats the fruit with restraint, fermenting on native yeast in tank with partial malolactic, then aging in a mix of new and neutral oak plus stainless. The