Samuel Louis Smith Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay Spear Vineyard 2024 2025 L'Assemblage Part 2 balanced and built for the

balanced and built for the long haul

Memorie IV introduces Pinot Noir lees for the first time

and Provençal herbs emerge from the 1950s-planted vines

the legendary Dr

Samuel Louis Smith Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay Spear Vineyard 2024 2025 L'Assemblage Part 2 balanced and built for theSpear 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