Desire Lines Lichau Hill Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Petaluma Gap, USA 2022 Rhone Valley black olive and espresso add

black olive and espresso add dimension

balancing concentrated fruit with vibrant acidity and finely sculpted tannins that promise decades of graceful evolution

yet it’s going to have a solid 10- to 15-year drink window

the 2020 Lirac is a fruit bomb done beautifully

the year 2022 was marked by average temperatures higher than seasonal norms and rainfall deficits from the start of the vine’s vegetative cycle

Desire Lines Lichau Hill Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Petaluma Gap, USA 2022 Rhone Valley black olive and espresso add2022 Lichau Hill Cabernet Sauvignon proves one of my favorite wine rules look to cool sites in warm years. 2022 was a warm and dry year, which brings a degree of richness and generosity to an otherwise classically built wine. The vines at Lichau Hill are relatively old for Cabernet, having been planted in 1999, and must be deeply rooted for how little irrigation they require. They weathered the heat dome of 2022 without any trouble, which came well