2018 Di Costanzo Farella Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Coombsville, USA Marie Thibault minimal sulfur

minimal sulfur

the whisky retains the house’s signature waxy texture

No case discounts

79-hectare parcel that Domaine Leflaive has largely in hand (plantings 1959–1988) on clay-limestone just north of Les Pucelles

The wines are shockingly crisp

2018 Di Costanzo Farella Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Coombsville, USA Marie Thibault minimal sulfurSourced entirely from the Farella Vineyard in the Coombsville AVA, tucked into the southeastern corner where proximity to the San Francisco Bay ensures that cooling breezes preserve the freshness and acidity in the grapes. Soils are red gravelly loam on a base of volcanic ash. Di Constanzo emphasizes purity of fruit by limiting manipulation from the time the grapes are brought in, through fermentation, and during elevage. Fermentation takes place in