2018 Di Costanzo Cabernet Sauvignon "Farella Vineyard", Coombsville, Napa Valley, California, USAABOUT THIS WINE West facing, volcanic hillsides bathed in warm, afternoon sun make Farella a choice site in Napas temperate Coombsville appellation. Established in the late 1970s, the Farella family embraced Cabernet Sauvignon early on, making this idyllic vineyard a source for Cabernet Sauvignons of proven longevity and purity. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Di Costanzo is a collection of elegant, powerful and classically styled wines, each sourced from a

Suzanne Portalis and her daughter

a successful entrepreneur and hotelier in the Paestum region of Campania

I spent all my summers there together with my grandfather

representing the 4th generation at the helm of Domaines Ott

where he also owned Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte

unobtrusive use of the finest French oak and bottling without filtering or fining

and as a matter of necessity with two young children and no other source of income

Bottled with a minimal

due to a cool and dry winter – conditions that persisted through the entirety of the growing season

lending nuance and continuity to the wine

Average of 40 year vine age

with a used French oak barrel employed for aging wine made with their oldest vines