AD RIPA CABERNET SAUVIGNON HAPPY CANYON OF SANTA BARBARA 2022 Country:United States - California spending three to five years

spending three to five years in oak pipes rather than decades

The Ciacci family has been cultivating cereals

vanilla and roast agave

followed by a unique macerating technique that extracts the delicate flavor of the elderflower

AD RIPA CABERNET SAUVIGNON HAPPY CANYON OF SANTA BARBARA 2022 Country:United States - California spending three to five yearsJustin Willett draws from two distinct Happy Canyon AVA sites for this Cabernet Sauvignon: the steep, west facing river cobble slopes of Happy Canyon Vineyard and Ad Ripa's monopole China Blue Vineyard, where clay loam meets red chert and serpentine cobbles. Clones 4, 8, 28, and To Kalon from plantings dating to 2001 undergo native yeast fermentation in open top oak with two weeks on skins, then 22 months in 50% new French oak. Bottled unfined and