Frenchtown Farms North Yuba Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah Perigree 2021 SCCOS wild raspberries

wild raspberries

30% Sauvignon Blanc

the site gives a white Burgundy of real tension: delicate florals

and the wines lean more toward Puligny's tension and precision than Chassagne's richness

Frenchtown Farms North Yuba Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah Perigree 2021 SCCOS wild raspberriesA 50 50 blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah from Renaissance Vineyard, Aaron and Cara Mockrish's nod to Clos Saron's Black Pearl and Domaine de Trevallon. The Mockrishes farm old, own rooted, dry farmed blocks high in the North Yuba AVA, and Perigee is built with deliberate restraint: destemmed by hand, crushed by foot, co fermented in small bins with twice daily punchdowns, pressed after roughly three weeks on the skins, then aged in neutral oak