Ashes & Diamonds Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 Lettie Teague WSJ On Wine half of which is Grand

half of which is Grand Cru and the other half 1er Cru

Distilled twice in a Christian Carl copper pot still

This rum explodes on the palate with apricot

Compared to richer

Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant with a generous Merlot fleshing-out

Ashes & Diamonds Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 Lettie Teague WSJ On Wine half of which is GrandAshes & Diamonds set out to recapture the Napa of the 1960s and '70s, when Cabernet was balanced and built for the table rather than the cellar's bragging rights. This bottling, made by Diana Snowden Seysses of Domaine Dujac fame, draws from select vineyards in the cooler Oak Knoll District. Eighteen days of stainless steel maceration and aging across French, Austrian, and neutral oak keep the touch deliberately light. The aim is finesse over force: a