2018 Jaimee Motley Wines Peter Martin Ray Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA Hamilton super fresh and bright

super fresh and bright

from the selection of the most ancient strains of cereals to seeking out extremely rare Sherry casks for aging

The wine is classified as a VDF rather than as Touraine AOC because the latter no longer permits Chenin Blanc

slightly reddish

brought together to form a whole that is much more than the sum of its parts

2018 Jaimee Motley Wines Peter Martin Ray Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA Hamilton super fresh and brightSanta Cruz Mountains AVA Martin Ray planted the first vines in the 1920s and was mentored by neighboring Burgundian Paul Masson Martin Rays son, Peter took over the farming in the 1960s and has maintained minimal human intervention on the vines 1800 feet elevation in the hillsides above the town of Saratoga. Planted in the late 60s on Franciscan shale soils Organic, dry farmed, head trained vines 25% Whole Cluster, aged in one new Stockinger puncheon