2021 Detert Family Vineyards Oakville 'East Block' Cabernet Franc, California, USA Arianna Occhipinti Fermentation vessel: French oak barrique

Fermentation vessel: French oak barrique

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It is located on a steep slope that arises from Bosco della Fava and descends swiftly towards the border with Monforte d’Alba

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This was followed by four months in stainless steel on fine lees

2021 Detert Family Vineyards Oakville 'East Block' Cabernet Franc, California, USA Arianna Occhipinti Fermentation vessel: French oak barriqueA wine rooted in Napa history. The Detert familys Oakville vineyard, first planted to Cabernet Franc in 1949, represents the earliest known Franc planting in the valley. In 1979, they replanted using cuttings from those original vinespreserving a lineage now synonymous with the site itself. This bottling comes from that heritage planting: 100% Cabernet Franc, Detert clone. The vineyard lies on alluvial Coombs gravelly loamdeep, well drained soils that