2018 Matthiasson Phoenix Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA Usonia Average Age of Vines: 50

Average Age of Vines: 50 years

The Fior di Bianco are Nino's first attempt at making a wine with multiple varieties from multiple vineyards

60% Trousseau

a practically unknown local grape variety

2018 Matthiasson Phoenix Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA Usonia Average Age of Vines: 50From 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.