Young Inglewood Napa Valley Cabernet Franc VENN 2020 CS20231026 typical of dried Vermouth

typical of dried Vermouth

buttery-sweet cooked agave and a hint of citrus

brioche and toast

From the producer: Made from Pinot Noir and Nebbiolo

Young Inglewood Napa Valley Cabernet Franc VENN 2020 CS20231026 typical of dried VermouthNapa Cabernet Franc that's aiming at Chinon rather than at a steakhouse wine list. VENN is the second label from Young Inglewood, whose family has spent nearly twenty years stewarding benchland sites at the foot of the Mayacamas first planted in the 1870s the same stretch of Napa that made the region's reputation. Here they turn the volume down: native fermentation, 22 days on skins, 20 months in mostly neutral French oak, no fining or filtration, and