Napa Valley - 14.9% ABV
Flavors of black cherry with a bit of bramble on the back. Solid acid, low pH, a fantastic food wine.
Vineyard: hearty mountain fruit, south-facing on Atlas Peak, twenty year-old vines, Antinori clone
Harvest & Ageing: handpicked & sorted, fermented in French oak puncheon, 21 days on the skins, gentle basket press, slow native malolactic thru spring. 29 months in neutral French oak