2023 Samuel Louis Smith Pinot Noir Michaud Chalone Washington Fine-grained moderate tannins and crunchy

Fine-grained moderate tannins and crunchy acidity give it such a firm backbone

96 Points - Decanter:  The Bouchard Corton Charlemagne reflects the vintage in an impressive way—it is a powerful wine

Kilkerran is the sister and heavily peated sister distillery to Springbank

without limits and without sparing any effort to achieve the maximum expression of the wonderful geographical

This is the quintessential red blend from Coastal Tuscany (made with 55% Cabernet Sauvignon

2023 Samuel Louis Smith Pinot Noir Michaud Chalone Washington Fine-grained moderate tannins and crunchy97 Points Jeb Dunnuck: From a mostly decomposed granite, 1600 feet elevation, northeast facing site with different exposures, the 2023 Pinot Noir Michaud Vineyard is the first vintage for Smith from this vineyard, which he calls as old school and rugged as Chalone. Earth, black tea, and gravelly rock highlight an elegantly poised, complex, floral, and mineral wine that shows both dustiness in texture and ample structure for aging. Cellar through 2037.