Clos du Val Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 ARBOIS upright wooden foudres before ageing

upright wooden foudres before ageing for six months

Their story might be considered mythic if it were not true

it should drink well on release

and the label followed

Clos du Val Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 ARBOIS upright wooden foudres before ageingThe 2015 season proved to be warm (or even just plain hot), meaning that harvest started and ended early. A major hurdle in Napa Valley was the series of rains in the early part of the season that washed off the pollen on the flowering grapes. This is called shatter and essentially means many of the grapes on each cluster never turned to fruit. The low yield ended up concentrating the flavors on the grapes that were brought in to the winery and