This is an age worthy bottle and like the best Chenin from the Loire Valley will age beautifully for a very long time
The nose opens with citrus and stone fruits—peach and quince—enhanced by mineral flinty notes
Ageing in steel and large barrel on fine lees for eight months
The winemaking is old-school and unfussy: fully destemmed
Bright and zippy aromatics of stone fruit
Ghostnote Wines Ascona Vineyard Super Santa Cruz 2022 NO GTIN This is an age worthyA ghost note, Brad Friedman will explain, is a note written into the music that carries a rhythm but no clear pitch or accent you don't really hear it, you feel it, and it's what gives a groove its texture. That's the whole thesis behind Ghostnote, and Super Santa Cruz is where he tests it: Super Tuscan thinking transplanted to Ascona Vineyard, high in the cool Santa Cruz Mountains. Cabernet Sauvignon leads, with Cabernet Franc, Sangiovese,