2020 | Checkerboard Vineyards Kings Row Red | Diamond Mountain Chateau Val Joanis and tangy acidity

and tangy acidity

A lot of ripe fruit in the back odor

The classic Margaux balance between delicate

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

2020 | Checkerboard Vineyards Kings Row Red | Diamond Mountain Chateau Val Joanis and tangy acidityCheckerboard 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