Heitz Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2018Region: California, United States Appellation: Napa Valley Color Style: Red Wine Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon The 2018 vintage was one of exceptional quality for Heitz Cellar. The cooler to moderate temperatures during the growing season allowed us to balance sugar and phenolic maturity in the fruit while maintaining natural acidity to help preserve the fresh characteristics of the vintage. The elegance and balanced structure of the 2018 vintage will

Old vines of Cab Sauvignon

The soil is 50 cm to one metre deep

white soil

and is locally famous for catching fatty

A staff favorite

supremely smoky and ashy

and the other half split up amongst 30 smaller growers

France Appellation: Saumur-Champigny Type/Style: Red Wine Grapes: Cabernet Franc

” in Santa Catarina Minas

The vineyard sites for Piedrasassi range from Ballard Canyon in the east to the Santa Rita Hills and Arroyo Grande in the west

and the appearance of a cordón cerrado that in this instance corresponded to 47

schist and granite