The Setting Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville 2021 hashval_D0E0D8CD8BFB7418CE8B3E35EABA28992536B0C1 Pinot Noir grapes harvested in

Pinot Noir grapes harvested in late Septemer through October

The palate is medium light with flavors of fresh peaches

• Practicing Organic  • 100% Pinot Noir  • Great Oak Vineyard (Russian River Valley AVA) • Located in the hills above the Russian River north of Forestville  • Franciscan derived soils interspersed with fractured shale and sandstone  • There are a total of 5 small blocks of pinot noir scattered across the 46 acres of this very steep and hilly property  • Densely planted vines trained in a vertical curtain system  • very poor rocky soils and low production clones result in crop levels that are among the lowest for pinot noir anywhere  • usually the first pinot noir vineyard harvested by the Joseph Swan Winery  • 197 Cases Produced  • Each block of the vineyard is harvested separately as it reaches maturity • Each lot is fermented and aged separately  • Fifteen to twenty percent of each lot is left as whole clusters with the balance de-stemmed into open top fermenters  • Wild yeast fermentation ensued after just 24 hours of a “natural” cold soak  • Punchdowns hand three times per day during the peak fermentation to extract color and flavor and to control fermentation temperature  • After almost three weeks on the skins

After maceration the juice was fermented using only natural yeasts

Parallèle 45 is celebrated around the globe and is one of France’s most recognizable wines

The Setting Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville 2021 hashval_D0E0D8CD8BFB7418CE8B3E35EABA28992536B0C1 Pinot Noir grapes harvested inThe Setting Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville is produced in Napa Valley's Oakville AVA, an area renowned for structured, age worthy Cabernet Sauvignon. Grapes are harvested at optimal ripeness and fermented with careful extraction before aging in French oak barrels to integrate tannin and complexity. Oakville's gravelly soils and warm climate contribute intensity and depth. The wine shows layered notes of dark berry fruit, cassis, cocoa, and subtle oak