Gemstone Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Facets 2022 SPCALIFORNIA but always with that Côte

but always with that Côte des Blancs line of acidity running straight down the middle

creating a wine of mineral precision and creamy depth that reflects winemaker Juliette Alips' education in Beaune and experience across France and Italy

Made in ancient German oak barrels and aged in cellars maintained at constant temperature for centuries—this wine rewards patience with 20+ years of evolving complexity ahead

Their "vigneronnes" are the wild ones: spontaneously fermented beers aged for months in old barrels on the grape lees of winemaker friends

Gemstone Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Facets 2022 SPCALIFORNIA but always with that CôteGemstone's estate vineyard sits in Yountville, and Facets is the wine that lets the team play outside their own fence fruit pulled from choice sites around Yountville and Oak Knoll, put together by Julien Fayard, who took over the winemaking in 2021. You get the polish of a serious Napa Cabernet program without the estate bottle's demand for patience. Grapes are pressed gently straight to barrel and the wine spends up to 18 months in French oak, 40%