Ashes & Diamonds Napa Valley White Wine (Semillon/Sauvignon Blanc) No. 9 2023 MARQUE 100% Tintilla de Rota

100% Tintilla de Rota

a touch of fresh mint

The 2023 shows bright red and dark fruit with floral lift and savory spice

Les Choisilles sits on clay and flint over tuffeau

A broadly structured Champagne rose

Ashes & Diamonds Napa Valley White Wine (Semillon/Sauvignon Blanc) No. 9 2023 MARQUE 100% Tintilla de RotaThis is Ashes & Diamonds' white flagship, a Bordeaux inspired blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon made by Steve Matthiasson from vineyards in Oak Knoll and Yountville. Fully barrel fermented with no lees stirring and a short eight months in mostly neutral oak, it threads the needle between richness and cut. The fruit is ripe and textured, but the wine stays bright, zesty, and genuinely age worthy, which is rare for a Napa white. It rewards a little