Ashes & Diamonds Napa Valley Mt Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon Mountain Cuvee Saffron Vnyd 2023 JURARARE And it gets the full

And it gets the full serious-wine treatment: native yeast

It also solves the problem of a table of six and only one bottle

25% of which are estate-owned

the winery has three hectares of Chardonnay

From the upper portion of the famous Charmes slope

Ashes & Diamonds Napa Valley Mt Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon Mountain Cuvee Saffron Vnyd 2023 JURARARE And it gets the fullFrom Lisa Chu's organically farmed Saffron Vineyard high on Mt. Veeder, above the fog line around 1,500 feet, comes this mountain grown red from Ashes & Diamonds. Despite what you might expect from a Mt. Veeder cuvee, this is a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc rather than Cabernet Sauvignon, planted in fractured shale and marine sediment soils. Elevation and dry farming give the wine firm structure and concentrated dark fruit. Native fermentation