Horse & Plow North Coast Draft Horse Red 2023 CRV 50% PINOT BLANC

50% PINOT BLANC

Retains all the hallmarks of Posip with an extra layer

with salty nectarine and lime followed by a spicy

and the Clare J

generous -- and this is the second wine of Gruaud Larose

Horse & Plow North Coast Draft Horse Red 2023 CRV 50% PINOT BLANCThe 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