Samuel Louis Smith Monterey County Chardonnay Les Granitiers 2024 CACOFFER while the cool 2021 vintage

while the cool 2021 vintage only sharpened its focus

Filigreen Farm lies in the Valley

The blend is comprised of mostly Pinot Meunier

Meuniers were selected from 4 harvest years to add an assertive quality and diversity to the final blend

Samuel Louis Smith Monterey County Chardonnay Les Granitiers 2024 CACOFFER while the cool 2021 vintageSamuel Louis Smith is one of the most exciting young names in California, a former Morgan winemaker who launched his own micro negociant label after stints in Bordeaux, the Northern Rhone, and Champagne. Les Granitiers is his entry level Chardonnay, sourced from organically farmed sites in Monterey County and named for the granite based soils that define the region. It's native fermented and aged in mostly neutral barrel and some stainless, with oak