2020 Far Mountain 'Fission' Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma Valley, USA Marie-Charlotte Pinelli and élevage is long—typically in

and élevage is long—typically in neutral to lightly used oak—with minimal intervention

Sourced from sustainably farmed vineyards near the Santa Lucia Highlands corridor in Monterey County

Aging: 12 months in acacia barrels

A blend to explore the potential of Carignan

but the wine is also structured

2020 Far Mountain 'Fission' Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma Valley, USA Marie-Charlotte Pinelli and élevage is long—typically inFar Mountain the personal work of biodynamic consultants Rodrigo Soto and Mai Errazuriz, rooted in the high elevation, dry farmed sites of Sonomas isolated Moon Mountain AVA. Fission comes from their parcel in Alta Vista, a historic vineyard planted in the 1930s with now rare terraces of vines that follow the natural contour of the mountainside. This is Cabernet at its boldest, with dense, inky fruit and a bit of new oak; but the volcanic basalt and