Organic. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Sourced entirely from the Farella Vineyard in the Coombsville AVA, tucked into the southeastern corner where proximity to the San Francisco Bay ensures that cooling breezes preserve the freshness and acidity in the grapes. Soils are red gravelly loam on a base of volcanic ash. Di Constanzo emphasizes purity of fruit by limiting manipulation from the time the grapes are brought in, through fermentation, and during elevage. Fermentation takes place in small stainless vats and elevage in a mixture of new and old French Oak barriques for 22 months prior to bottling, without fining or filtration and minimal sulfur. 370 cs produced.
Sustainable. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from 35 year old vines from one hillside vineyard located in the Oak Knoll AVA at the base of Mt. Veeder at an altitude of 500 feet. Sedimentary soils of weathered sandstone and shale. Fermented for 21 days on the skins then pressed down to barrels (30% new French barrels) for 22 months. 549 cases produced.
Organic. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. The Montecillo Vineyard is a jewel; a dry-farmed, west-facing, rocky site at over 1,700 feet in elevation, planted in 1968, near the mountain ridgeline dividing Napa and Sonoma counties. Soil: Rhyolitic tuff over volcanic ash loam. Fermentation takes place in small stainless vats and elevage in 33% new French Oak barriques for 22 months, without fining or filtration and minimal sulfur. 130 cs produced.
Sustainable. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Caldwell Vineyard is 65 acres located in the Coombsville AVA and was planted in 1984. Aiken Soil Series with mineral-rich volcanic ash and well-drained rhyolitic tuff. Elevation: 300-600 feet. Di Constanzo emphasizes purity of fruit by limiting manipulation from the time the grapes are brought in, through fermentation, and during elevage. Fermentation takes place in small stainless vats and elevage in a mixture of new and old French Oak barriques (60% new French barrels) for 22 months prior to bottling, without fining or filtration and minimal sulfur. 115 cs produced.