Damsel Cellars Cinsault Knox Road Vyd SOMLYAY - 2023 (750ml) Saint-Aubin Compared to the 2018 vintage

Compared to the 2018 vintage (which I also loved)

A brooding and intense wine

Never one to shy away from the spotlight

Swirl the glass and dip your nose into the torrents of tarry ropes

a hint of buttered toast offers an umami offset to acid-driven raciness

Damsel Cellars Cinsault Knox Road Vyd SOMLYAY - 2023 (750ml) Saint-Aubin Compared to the 2018 vintage100% Cinsault Knox Road Vineyard, Red Mountain AVA A new wine for us here at Damsel, this bright, light variety is farmed at family owned and operated, Knox Road Vineyard. We ferment these big beauties cool, in stainless steel. Picking early with the sugars a bit lower allows for lower alcohol and maintains a great, food friendly acidity that the variety is known for. Aromas of Italian plum, ripe strawberry and black tea leaves float from the glass at