Farella Coombsville Cabernet Sauvignon Estate 2021 Wine Bar | Sparkling & Cider 12% malted barley

12% malted barley

A restrained and elegant blanco with aromas of citrus

with none of the heaviness that afflicts lesser Cote de Beaune whites

Zero dosage means zero apology: no sugar added at the end

They work steep limestone slopes around the sleepy village of Jambles

Farella Coombsville Cabernet Sauvignon Estate 2021 Wine Bar | Sparkling & Cider 12% malted barleyAsk a sommelier where Napa's most interesting Cabernet is coming from and they won't point at the warm valley floor they'll point south, to the cool, fog filled bowl of Coombsville. Frank Farella planted here in the late 1970s, back when the accepted wisdom was that it was too cold to ripen Cabernet. It isn't, and the payoff is a savory style of Napa Cab: ancient volcanic soils, San Pablo Bay breezes, weeks of extra hang time, and aromas that run