Ashes & Diamonds Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 ABC321 What comes out is light

What comes out is light on its feet and crunchy

After nearly six years in barrel and several more in bottle before release

and violet florals wrapped in mineral damp earth and white pepper spice

a south-facing left-bank parcel of pure Kimmeridgian limestone just southwest of town

This limited expression of 100 barrels

Ashes & Diamonds Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 ABC321 What comes out is lightAshes & Diamonds set out to recapture the Napa of the 1960s and '70s, when Cabernet was balanced and built for the table rather than the cellar's bragging rights. This bottling, made by Diana Snowden Seysses of Domaine Dujac fame, draws from select vineyards in the cooler Oak Knoll District. Eighteen days of stainless steel maceration and aging across French, Austrian, and neutral oak keep the touch deliberately light. The aim is finesse over force: a