2022 Jemma Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon 82%, Cabernet Franc 18%

One thing we have learned over the past decade is that Cabernet Franc in incredibly well suited to our Napa Valley climate.  This is especially evident in warm seasons like 2022, when the Cabernet Franc berries developed as in any other season.  Jemma is our expression of the estate vineyard in which we blend a significant portion of Cabernet Franc.  The 2022 is 81% Cabernet Sauvignon blended with 19% Cabernet Franc, both varieties coming from compelling blocks in our estate vineyard.  The resulting wine is dark, rich and aromatically expressive.  From the Cabernet Sauvignon come the expected forward notes of blackberry and cassis, but layered on top are complex aromas from the Cabernet Franc—black licorice, dried white flowers, orange blossom, and even hints of Moroccan spices.  On the palate there is great power, plenty of tannin and fruit intensity.  This play of density and depth with bright, delicate aromatics, is very compelling.  The wine continues to open with time in the glass, which bodes well for a long life as it ages in bottle.