Stolpman Vineyards - La Cuadrilla 2023 (750ml) Sicilia

Stolpman Vineyards - La Cuadrilla 2023 (750ml) SiciliaHealthy late season rains pushed back bud break and the growing season by 3 4 weeks. We escaped the summer without any extreme heat events that would have accelerated ripening. This all led up to even, slow sugar accumulation. By the end of August, with no red fruit anywhere near ripeness, we knew we were in for a late, compacted red wine harvest. Sure enough, we strategically jumped into the thick of it in early October. Even with La Cuadrilla in

Charbono was wiped out in Europe by the Phylloxera root louse infestation

it is vivacious and cheerful

plum colored Cabernet highlights the varietal

These Ports are matured for about three years in oak vats

Konrad is known for experimentation

leading to a relatively cool spring

elegant texture

and the barest whiff of spearmint give way to zesty notes of strawberry

Winemaker: Janice McDonald

earthy pine forest notes to remind us we’re on the Sonoma Coast

and future

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