Samuel Louis Smith Sonoma Valley Gamay Baytree Lane Vineyard 2024 NO GTIN Natal is the unoaked

Natal is the unoaked

This 2022 Pinot Noir comes from 350-meter-elevation vineyards just outside Pernand-Vergelesses

The Estate Riesling is a step above their Classic bottling

It is made the way Massone makes everything else: no makeup

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Samuel Louis Smith Sonoma Valley Gamay Baytree Lane Vineyard 2024 NO GTIN Natal is the unoakedCalifornia Gamay almost doesn't exist, which is part of what makes this so much fun. Baytree Lane sits at 700 feet on the foothills of Sonoma Mountain, above the town of Sonoma proper volcanic clay loam, warm days, cool nights. Sam Smith treats it gently, native ferments and minimal handling, the goal being to capture Gamay's natural lift and perfume rather than over extract it. The result is the kind of red you can chill down on a hot afternoon and