Ad Ripa Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 NO20230823 Maison Chantereves—the micro-négociant team of

Maison Chantereves—the micro-négociant team of Tomoko Kuriyama and Guillaume Bott—sources this Premier Cru from Nuits-Saint-Georges' prized Aux Chaignots vineyard and transforms it into clean

10% Cabernet Franc from Ponderosa Vineyard in Nevada City

The farming is organic-going-on-biodynamic

got smitten by Chenin

mellow enough to drink neat without water

Ad Ripa Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 NO20230823 Maison Chantereves—the micro-négociant team ofJustin Willett built his reputation on cool climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay at Tyler and Lieu Dit, so Ad Ripa, his Cabernet focused project, came as a surprise. The fruit is sourced from Happy Canyon Vineyard and China Blue Vineyard, the two flagship sites of the Happy Canyon AVA at the warm eastern edge of the Santa Ynez Valley. Twenty two months in French oak (50% new), then bottled unfined and unfiltered. This is not a Napa style Cab. It's medium