2020 | Checkerboard Vineyards Kings Row Red | Diamond Mountain Chateau Val Joanis intense and aromatic fruit

intense and aromatic fruit

" The wine has lower alcohol than the 2016 but the same pH of 3

and tangy acidity

a fine thread of acidity and a round

green reflexes

2020 | Checkerboard Vineyards Kings Row Red | Diamond Mountain Chateau Val Joanis intense and aromatic fruitCheckerboard Kings Row is produced from grapes grown in the Aurora Vineyard which is located in a small valley midway up Diamond Mountain on a large knoll at an elevation of 1,200 feet. The knoll projects off the mountainside, giving the vineyard full southern exposure, open light from the east and west, and protection from Napa Valleys summer fog. Six acres are planted in the knolls rich, volcanic soils that are riddled with basalt cobble and loamy