Horse & Plow North Coast Draft Horse Red 2023 CRV 5% Cabernet Franc — that

5% Cabernet Franc — that higher Merlot share is what makes Carruades approachable earlier than the grand vin while still carrying the Lafite house style of graphite

Aromatics of violets draw you in and are complemented with flavors of plum

A wine that will age gracefully and reward patient collectors for a decade or more

What makes this bottle unusual is simply that it exists: a Rhone red with a decade-plus of age on it

Retains all the hallmarks of Posip with an extra layer

Horse & Plow North Coast Draft Horse Red 2023 CRV 5% Cabernet Franc — thatThe backbone here is Carignane from hundred year old vines in the hills west of Ukiah, the kind of gnarled old planting that usually gets pulled out for something more fashionable. Horse & Plow bought the fruit instead, blended it with Grenache from the historic Block House Vineyard in Yountville, roughly 60 40 in 2023, and made the house red they actually drink. The old Carignane brings structure, spice and savory depth; the Grenache brings the