Samuel Louis Smith Monterey Pinot Noir Pelio Vineyard 2023 Wine Bar | Featured White and Temperance Hill

and Temperance Hill

is just as deft with the crus as she is with everyday Beaujolais

Slightly sweet and broad on the palate

A great way to meet Jura whites without diving straight into the oxidative deep end

Both are rocky

Samuel Louis Smith Monterey Pinot Noir Pelio Vineyard 2023 Wine Bar | Featured White and Temperance HillPelio 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