2022 Asperitas

Worn Leather, Italian charcuterie, black currants, wild fennel, and wood smoke are reminiscent of a ski chalet in the Dolomites. Flavors of violet candy, cedar, and crème de cassis are concentrated and full bodied with plush tannins on the richly textured finish.

WINE SPECS

Vintage: 2022

Varietal: 80% Cabernet Franc, 20% Petit Verdot

Appellation: Paso Robles

Acid: 6.8 g/l

pH: 3.75

Bottling Date: 7/1/24

Alcohol %: 14.2

Cooperage & Elevation: Aged for 19 months in 225L French oak, 60% new

Fermentation: 3-day cold soak with twice daily pump-overs. 14-day native fermentation with a mix of delestage and pump-overs for cap management. 20-day total maceration.

Case Production: 112

Vineyard Notes: 100% Estate, 80% Adelaida Estate, 20% Willow Creek Estate