2021 | The Mascot | Napa Valley Valpolicella cedar pencil

cedar pencil

Dense tannins are balanced by rich black-fruit flavors

A textbook example of Méthode Traditionnelle bubbles

Fuentenarro and Fuentes - totalling 49 hectares

citrus fruits and fresh grapes

2021 | The Mascot | Napa Valley Valpolicella cedar pencilAt once supple and poised; its mantle of red fruit accented by dark details, like crimson velvet embroidered with fine violet threads. The tannins are smooth and sheer, with resolute acidity, lending to the palate a distinct classicism. The wine's breadth gradually gathers itself from its periphery and focuses its energy toward a penetrating finish. This nobly proportioned structure is surprisingly approachableespecially for a vintage from the Napa