{"product_id":"heitz-cellar-trailside-vineyard-cabernet-sauvignon-2022-napa-valley-california","title":"Trailside Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 (Napa Valley, California)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Winery:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrailside is the brainchild of wine industry leaders and friends, Master Sommelier Carlton McCoy Jr. and Winemaker Jeremy Seysses of Domaine Dujac. They brought great minds together to craft a single-vineyard Rutherford Cabernet from one of Napa's treasured, historic vineyards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Heitz Cellar vineyard since 1984, Trailside is nestled between Silverado Trail and Conn Creek on the fertile, eastern side of the Rutherford AVA. The 85-acre vineyard lies on the eastern side of Rutherford at the intersection of the Silverado Trail and Conn Creek Road and features one of Napa’s most complex combinations of soil and clone diversity for a single site. Carlton and Jeremy have identified seven micro-climates and eight different soil types within the parcel, and Trailside is a blend of these seven individual sites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a nod to Jeremy's Burgundian heritage, each block receives the curated, personalized attention that will bring out the best in the vines. Blocks begin fermentation with the \u003cem\u003epied de cuve\u003c\/em\u003e method, which involves harvesting a small portion of grapes ahead of time, crushing them, and allowing them to ferment spontaneously. Think of it like a sourdough starter that is added to the main lot of grapes to kick-start fermentation. Additionally, Jeremy incorporates whole clusters and submerged caps throughout fermentation (a nod to Dujac's style) despite the uncommon use in Napa. The seven blocks aged in varying-sized vessels, from French oak barrels to 2,000L foudres, had an overall percentage of new oak at 80%.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 2022 debut vintage is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and highlights the full spectrum of Cab's aromatic profile with high-toned red and black fruits like strawberry and plum and sturdy, underpinning wafts of cocoa powder and cedar. Poignant acidity lifts the rich, velvety mid-palate upheld by tightly woven, fine-grained tannin. Like the Cabernets of the '60s and '70s, the 2022 features lower alcohol (only 13\/1%) and bright acidity that will carry the wine for decades to come and allow for a seamless and enticing evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRatings \u0026amp; Reviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBerry Bros. \u0026amp; Rudd:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The wine is beautifully fine. It is so balanced and fresh with such an elegant, sophisticated structure and only 13.1% alcohol… from Napa! Unsurprisingly, considering its winemaking heritage, the high level of chalky tannins are managed superbly, resolving effortlessly on the palate. Succulent, cranberry-edged and utterly pure fruit lingers with an almost pomegranate juiciness on the endless finish. What a gorgeous debut from this incredible project. It is stunning.\" - Catriona Felstead MW, Senior Buyer (Apr 2025)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest New Wine of the Month, Bloomberg:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This new wine wowed me. It’s rich and satisfying and oh-so-smooth, with soft mineral and and fruit flavors, a tiny hint of mint chocolate, and impeccable balance.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobb Report:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Trailside Vineyard isn’t open to the public—but then, you’re not the public. This is your invitation to step inside Napa’s most talked-about new vineyard alongside Carlton McCoy himself, the sommelier-turned-vintner rewriting the rules of American Cabernet. For one extraordinary day, McCoy will be your personal guide through the 85-acre Rutherford estate where he’s joined forces with Burgundy’s Domaine Dujac to craft a wine that already has collectors clamoring.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SOUTHERN \/ AMERICAN \/ PACIFIC WINE \u0026 SPIRITS","offers":[{"title":"750 ml","offer_id":52910210646381,"sku":null,"price":215.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0481\/8940\/7391\/files\/trails.png?v=1787759893","url":"https:\/\/artisan.wine\/products\/heitz-cellar-trailside-vineyard-cabernet-sauvignon-2022-napa-valley-california","provider":"Artisan W\u0026S","version":"1.0","type":"link"}