Matthaisson, Cabernet Franc, Napa 2022

$65.00

97pts Decanter

his year, fruit is sourced from the Matthiasson, Phoenix, and Cressida Vineyards, which are grown on shale soils in upper Carneros. The wine is intensely fragrant, with blue fruit aromas complemented by savoury notes of sage, peppercorn, bay laurel, and green tobacco. Medium-bodied, it boasts a crystalline purity of fruit and expressive saline minerality that carries through to a dazzlingly delicious finish—a beautifully balanced and evocative wine.

97pts Decanter

his year, fruit is sourced from the Matthiasson, Phoenix, and Cressida Vineyards, which are grown on shale soils in upper Carneros. The wine is intensely fragrant, with blue fruit aromas complemented by savoury notes of sage, peppercorn, bay laurel, and green tobacco. Medium-bodied, it boasts a crystalline purity of fruit and expressive saline minerality that carries through to a dazzlingly delicious finish—a beautifully balanced and evocative wine.