Vine Hill Ranch Oakville Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 SANCERRE Only the heart of the

Only the heart of the distillate is then allowed to mature in ash-wood vats

“Le Chene” maintains an elegant acidity in support of the ripe fruit of these well-positioned vines

we spray with sulphur and copper

There is fine richness and vibrancy to the still well-defined middle weight flavors that are presently on the tightly wound side but I suspect that this moderately complex effort will flesh out and thus be accessible after only a few years of bottle age

Alain Pascal could be a character pulled right out of a Marcel Pagnol novel—a kind of Provençal Hercules

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