2024 Fait Main Tierra Roja Cabernet Sauvignon

Benoit connected with the Tierra Roja Vineyard through a chain of friendships, patiently nurtured over time. This historic site on the east side of Oakville is neighbored by Dalla Valle, Rudd, and Screaming Eagle, but until now, it has been available only to the grower herself – Linda Neal – and one other winery. Originally planted to vine in the 1920s by the Denatale family, the property came into its own under Linda Neal’s stewardship. Linda and her family ran a Napa Valley vineyard management company for many years, and she terraced the steep, sloping hillsides and replanted with Cabernet Sauvignon in the late ‘80s. The red volcanic soils that inspire the vineyard’s name are rich in iron and rock, producing intense dark fruit with long, silky tannins.