Samuel Louis Smith Chardonnay Les Granitiers 2023 (750ml) Dundee Hills A most enjoyable sipper on

A most enjoyable sipper on its own

and though this shows wonderful freshness as a result

and of course an array of cheeses

- Wine Spectator

Samuel Louis Smith Chardonnay Les Granitiers 2023 (750ml) Dundee Hills A most enjoyable sipper onThe 2023 Chardonnay Les Granitiers is grown in granitic soils, as the name suggests, primarily those found in the high elevation vineyards of Escolle (58%), Coastview (37%), and Pelio (5%), which all ripen at different times. As a result, the juice is fermented separately from each site in stainless steel and later aged in neutral barrels for 9 10 months. Smith picks the grapes relatively lean but not lacking in flavor, producing a wine thats light on