Phelan Farm, Cabernet Franc & Malbec "Nithya" Massa Vineyard, Monterey, California 2021
Phelan Farm, Cabernet Franc & Malbec "Nithya" Massa Vineyard, Monterey, California 2021
This is a Touraine-inspired blend of 50% Cabernet Franc and 50% Malbec. The grapes were fermented separately whole-cluster in stainless steel tanks and then blended immediately after pressing. The wine was then aged for eight months in neutral oak barrels. Unfined, unfiltered with a 20ppm SO2 addition at bottling. Only 3300 bottles of this cuvée were produced and it is a beautifully elegant, balanced and powerful wine.
Rajat Parr does not need much of an introduction. That is, unless you are new to Raj the farmer, the guardian of some remarkable acres a scant 3 miles from the Pacific Ocean in San Luis Obispo county. Armed with the conviction that the most fundamental part of winemaking takes place in the vineyard, he’s put his globe-trotting lifestyle on hold to put down roots here in Phelan Farm, located between the mountains and the Pacific in the secluded town of Cambria, CA.
Minimal intervention and maintaining the natural farming model are of utmost importance. The vines are farmed regeneratively, with close attention to the larger ecosystem and an emphasis on the interconnection between the vineyard and uncultivated nature.
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