Ashes & Diamonds Napa Valley Cabernet Franc 2022 CS20230731 it went into wine

it went into wine

rocky hills above the Napa Valley floor

with notable minerality and a structural lift that the silkiness of texture nearly disguises

With prized holdings including Vignarionda in Serralunga d'Alba and Rocche Rivera in Castiglione Falletto

the method is patient: ripe raspberries macerate for a minimum of two months in neutral French alcohol before sugar is added

Ashes & Diamonds Napa Valley Cabernet Franc 2022 CS20230731 it went into wineAshes & Diamonds is a love letter to Napa as it was in the 1960s and '70s, when wines were leaner, brighter, and made for the dinner table rather than the trophy case. Founder Kashy Khaledi assembled a dream team of light handed winemakers, including Steve Matthiasson and Diana Snowden Seysses, to chase that restrained, food friendly vision. This Cabernet Franc pulls from cooler southern Napa sites in Carneros, Oak Knoll, and Yountville, fermented in