2019 | Viader Red Blend | Napa Valley Santa Julia This Cava is almost clear

This Cava is almost clear to the eye

bringing raspberry in its wake

This shade of yellow with straw-coloured glints is typical of this fine-beaded Crémant de Loire

crushed currants

Aged for around three years in small French oak (durmast) barrels and then refined in bottle for 10–12 months

2019 | Viader Red Blend | Napa Valley Santa Julia This Cava is almost clearA cuve that was first made in 1989, the 2019 Proprietary Red Blend is based on 58% Cabernet Sauvignon and 42% Cabernet Franc that was fermented in a combination of concrete, 500 liter barrels, and stainless steel, spending 52 days on skins. It has wonderful purity in its cassis and redcurrant like fruits as well as complex notes of tobacco leaf, currant bud, violets, and chocolate. Full bodied on the palate, it has rock solid structure, ripe tannins,