2023 Kobayashi Cabernet Franc Washington, USA South Africa He does not punch down

He does not punch down the reds or use batonnage for the whites and he rarely racks the wines

20% malted rye

The wine is vinified in stainless steel before aging for 12 months in older barrels

Dried grapes and leaves are also eliminated with the stalks

2023 Kobayashi Cabernet Franc Washington, USA South Africa He does not punch downThe fruit for the 2023 Kobayashi Cabernet Franc comes from two sites within the Columbia Valley: Blue Mountain Vineyard, a cooler Walla Walla vineyard planted in the foothills of the Blue Mountains on windblown loess soils, and Red Willow, a high elevation site in Yakima Valley planted on an east facing parcel with sandy loam soils. The fruit was fermented with ambient yeasts in stainless steel and concrete before aging for 22 months in a 1,200L