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lemon balm and santolina (a slightly bitter Mediterranean shrub in the chamomile family)

Matthieu Barret is a pioneer of organic and biodynamic farming in Cornas

Samuel Louis Smith Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay Spear Vineyard 2024 champagne-template Rootdown has bought fruit fromSpear Vineyard is one of the most talked about young sites in the Sta. Rita Hills planted in 2014, farmed organically by Ofer Shepher, climbing steep north facing slopes along Highway 246 with marine clay, sand, and chert in the soil. Sam Smith the former Morgan winemaker turned micro negociant treats the fruit with restraint, fermenting on native yeast in tank with partial malolactic, then aging in a mix of new and neutral oak plus stainless. The