2021 Phelan Farm 'Nithya' (Cabernet Franc & Malbec), Carmel Valley, USA Vin Noe Exposure: Northeast

Exposure: Northeast

Designated “négociant vinificateur

all of these prized whiskies contain carefully blended components aged in American

It’s fermentated with natural yeasts and aged in 500-700-liter neutral French oak barrels for nine to eleven months

but starting in 2019

2021 Phelan Farm 'Nithya' (Cabernet Franc & Malbec), Carmel Valley, USA Vin Noe Exposure: NortheastNithya is a Sanskrit word that means eternal. This wine is a blend of equal parts Cabernet Franc and Malbec also called Ct sourced from the Massa Vineyard in Carmel Valley. Massa is a certified organic farm and a very unique place. The vineyard seems like it has been there forever. There is an Alpine feel to it, and yet, you are firmly in sunny California. The Carmel Valleys limestone soils imbue the wine with an energy I find really intriguing. The