Samuel Louis Smith
Samuel Louis Smith fell in love with wine while studying both in France and in Santa Barbara. He started his serious winemaking career as Assistant Winemaker at Margerum and now focuses on his own "micro-négociant" label of his own name. SLS presents a compelling cross-section of the Central Coast, focusing on Sta. Rita Hills chardonnay, Monterey pinot noir, and Santa Cruz Mountains cool-climate syrah. He is dedicated to sourcing fruit from the most distinctive, honestly- and sustainably-farmed vineyards. The wines are made in a neoclassical style where light handling, wild fermentations, and stem inclusion in the reds create wines of place and purity, aroma and structure.
