2022 Clau de Nell Anjou Cabernet Franc Loire, France Dona Berta 7% Malbec & 3% Petit

7% Malbec & 3% Petit Verdot• Sonoma Valley AVA from Hanzell Estate: de Brye & Zellerbach blocks• Red Hills & Raynor-Montara clay-volcanic loam soils• Aged 16 months in French oak barrels (36% new)• 13

undergoing a slow malolactic fermentation

where the wine matured for 11 months

while the pebbly soil of San Fior

The climate is moderate due to it’s closeness to the sea and the soil is composed of limestone and volcanic

2022 Clau de Nell Anjou Cabernet Franc Loire, France Dona Berta 7% Malbec & 3% PetitAnne Claude Leflaive and Christian Jacques purchased Clau de Nell in 2008; Sylvain Potin joined the team as estate manager in 2009. The property is comprised of 10 hectares (24. 7 acres) of vines on a gently sloping hill surrounded by open countryside. The highest point of Clau de Nell offers a glimpse of the Loire in the distance; from here, an uninterrupted view unveils the sky and the river on the horizon, as well as rows of Grolleau, Cabernet