Snowden Vineyards Napa Valley Cabernet Franc Melchior Kemper Vineyard 2021 EARHARDT cherries—with delicate cinnamon spice and

cherries—with delicate cinnamon spice and a fine acidic backbone that rewards patient cellaring

with matcha

White flowers with a hint of grassiness

Dense with mature sugar and fiber and a complexity that speaks to its age

Gian Paolo Isabella was a world-class Muay Thai fighter before he hung up the gloves to make wine outside Modena

Snowden Vineyards Napa Valley Cabernet Franc Melchior Kemper Vineyard 2021 EARHARDT cherries—with delicate cinnamon spice andMelchior Kemper farmed this Napa ranch from 1881 to 1895. Today his name sits on 962 vines of Cabernet Franc planted at 800 feet in the Vaca Mountains. The Snowden family has stewarded the land since 1955, and the wines are made by third generation Diana Snowden Seysses, who spends half her year making wine at Burgundy's Domaine Dujac. That double life shows: native yeasts, restraint, and a flat refusal to chase generic Napa richness. This is