2021 Far Mountain Fission Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma Valley, USA Jean-Claude Bachelet historic traditional terraces

historic traditional terraces

Aged for 18 months in 300L and 600L barrels (0-10% new oak)

then bottled before fermentation completed in order to spur bubbles in the ancestral method

Martian Ranch is Demeter certified biodynamic

Duration of maceration is 7 days

2021 Far Mountain Fission Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma Valley, USA Jean-Claude Bachelet historic traditional terracesThis is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Alta Vista (Gold Ranch) Vineyard high on Moon Mountain, a heritage site of dry farmed vines planted in the early 1970s on St. George rootstock and head trained on rocky, volcanic slopes. levage is deliberately restrained: about one year in French oak (about 35% new) with no racking until the final blend, preserving the vineyards dark, mineral profile. The wine is taut and savoryblackcurrant and wild mountain