Frenchtown Farms North Yuba The Pearl Thief 2023 NO20230705 Jean Boxler's Sommerberg "Eckberg" parcel

Jean Boxler's Sommerberg "Eckberg" parcel delivers the racy

and the white version is pure Chardonnay raised about ten months in barrel and demi-muid (around 20 percent new)

green cardamom

this Alban-clone Syrah from Santa Lucia Highlands has matured into something extraordinary

It's Lagavulin's first new permanent bottling in nearly a decade

Frenchtown Farms North Yuba The Pearl Thief 2023 NO20230705 Jean Boxler's Sommerberg "Eckberg" parcelThe Pearl Thief is the Mockrishes' white blend from Renaissance Vineyard in North Yuba, where rocky volcanic soils sit at elevation in the Sierra Foothills. Equal parts Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon, whole cluster pressed, native fermented and aged eleven months on the lees with no fining or filtering and only a whisper of SO2 at bottling. The result is a textured, deeply aromatic white that nods to Bordeaux's white tradition but speaks with a