2022 Alondra Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

2022 Alondra Cabernet is sourced from two venerable vineyards in Napa Valley – one in Oakville and one in Rutherford. Each site was meticulously farmed with low yields, exacting canopy management and all natural preparations. Although 2022 did have several heat spikes that made farming difficult, both these sites had plenty of water retention for vine health. After a brief September rain, we sat through beautiful Indian Summer weather and harvested both sites in the third week of October. Each lot was optically sorted before an extremely gentle press into the fermentation tank. High tech cap management was employed before being racked to tight grain French cooperage of which 50% was new. After the barrel selection was made, the lots were racked and returned for the final months of elevage. Bottling was done without fining or filtration.