Smith Story Riesling 2017 (750ml) Carménère

Smith Story Riesling 2017 (750ml) CarménèreSmith Story Wine Cellars is the tale of true love. In May of 2013, Eric and Ali eloped on the Big Island of Hawaii to say I Do; also where the name Smith Story Wine Cellars was conceived. Bay Area born Eric and Fort Worth, Texas native Alison met while both working for K&L Wine Merchants in Northern California over a decade ago. A friendship flourished while discovering wines from far away lands, and visits to the Anderson Valley along with dear

This region gives the wine its uniqueness

Mâcon-Lugny "Les Genièvres" 2024 reveals a brilliant pale gold colour

and orange blossom abound

It is characterised by 40 to 50 centremeters of chocolatey loam topsoil over grey siltstone

From a single-vineyard site at 360m on decomposed granite and clay

Pair with: blue cheeses and desserts — highly suited to aromatize confectionery and to make ice cream

with fresh herbal accents of lemon verbena and vetiver

Bing cherry and enchanting musk

Minimal complexity

Classy notes of ripe cherries

Saved from extinction in the 1980s

I recommend opening it (and perhaps decanting) about an hour before drinking