Ashes & Diamonds Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 NO20231101 complex wines with searing mineral

complex wines with searing mineral finishes

Bottled-in-Bond

in the Petit Morin Valley

from creamy cheeses like Comté to roasted white meats and even desserts with light chocolate notes

a serious sparkling wine from a grape nobody was supposed to take seriously

Ashes & Diamonds Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 NO20231101 complex wines with searing mineralAshes & Diamonds set out to recapture the Napa of the 1960s and '70s, when Cabernet was balanced and built for the table rather than the cellar's bragging rights. This bottling, made by Diana Snowden Seysses of Domaine Dujac fame, draws from select vineyards in the cooler Oak Knoll District. Eighteen days of stainless steel maceration and aging across French, Austrian, and neutral oak keep the touch deliberately light. The aim is finesse over force: a