2018 Matthiasson Phoenix Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA Radio-Coteau Exploding with ripe strawberry and

Exploding with ripe strawberry and crunchy white cherry

natural sweetness from the xoconostle (magenta prickly pear)

where there’s “sky rocketing activity” of chalk

this Chardonnay is one of the oldest plantings in the state

the wine is powerful and dense

2018 Matthiasson Phoenix Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA Radio-Coteau Exploding with ripe strawberry andFrom the western benchland of St. Helena, Phoenix Vineyards gravelly alluvial fans and Mayacamas breezes give Cabernet thats ripe yet finely etched. The fruit was picked on the earlier side and fermented with native yeasts in small tanks, mostly destemmed, with gentle daily pump overs to keep the tannins fine. levage was deliberately quietlong time in older French oak to preserve vineyard voiceso the wine reads focused and savory rather than oaky.