2018 Jaimee Motley Wines Peter Martin Ray Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA Hamilton slightly reddish

slightly reddish

The wine is classified as a VDF rather than as Touraine AOC because the latter no longer permits Chenin Blanc

elegant and fresh with a pleasant tannic character

Petite Sirah

super fresh and bright

2018 Jaimee Motley Wines Peter Martin Ray Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA Hamilton slightly reddishSanta Cruz Mountains AVA Martin Ray planted the first vines in the 1920s and was mentored by neighboring Burgundian Paul Masson Martin Rays son, Peter took over the farming in the 1960s and has maintained minimal human intervention on the vines 1800 feet elevation in the hillsides above the town of Saratoga. Planted in the late 60s on Franciscan shale soils Organic, dry farmed, head trained vines 25% Whole Cluster, aged in one new Stockinger puncheon