Desire Lines Lichau Hill Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Petaluma Gap, USA 2022 Rhone Valley the 2020 Lirac is a

the 2020 Lirac is a fruit bomb done beautifully

never more than 20% new)

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

but a forest aroma

savory profile of this wine will continue to morph and expand well beyond a decade in the cellar

Desire Lines Lichau Hill Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Petaluma Gap, USA 2022 Rhone Valley the 2020 Lirac is a2022 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