Detert Family Vineyards, Cabernet Franc 'East Block', 2021 so012824 January Cellar Roundup offer The slow smoking process gives

The slow smoking process gives the mezcal delicate stone fruit notes with a blistered pepper smoke finish

refreshing finish that lingers without heaviness

aged three years under flor

From one of Barolo’s under-the-radar traditionalists

with aromas of black cherries

Detert Family Vineyards, Cabernet Franc 'East Block', 2021 so012824 January Cellar Roundup offer The slow smoking process givesPlanted in 1949 in what is now the To Kalon Vineyard, Deterts East Block is one of the oldest Cabernet Franc sites in Californiaand one of the most characterful. Farmed by the Detert family for generations and vinified with restraint, the wine is a singular expression of Franc in Napa: powerful, yes, but never flashy. The 2021 vintage is vivid and impeccably structured. Theres purity of fruitthink black cherry, red plum, and cassisbut also graphite,