2021 Detert Family Vineyards Oakville 'East Block' Cabernet Franc, California, USA Arianna Occhipinti In our vineyards

In our vineyards

whole cluster pressing by foot into neutral French oak barrels

The grapes were picked by hand over several passes between three different vineyards

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

and the tiny thicker-skinned berries show off with a depth of fruit only a site with this long of a growing season could have

2021 Detert Family Vineyards Oakville 'East Block' Cabernet Franc, California, USA Arianna Occhipinti In our vineyardsA 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