Samuel Louis Smith Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay Spear Vineyard 2024 core-no-restrictions Each bottle is hand-signed by

Each bottle is hand-signed by the distiller

The Cabernet begins with an expressive nose of cassis

Preston typically anchors on Grenache and Syrah with Mourvèdre

cinchona bark

named for the Japanese phonetic spelling of vermouth

Samuel Louis Smith Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay Spear Vineyard 2024 core-no-restrictions Each bottle is hand-signed bySpear 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