Horse & Plow North Coast Draft Horse Red 2023 extra-brut-selection balancing Bobal's raw power with

balancing Bobal's raw power with effortless elegance

This one is a 50/50 blend of Pineau d'Aunis and Grolleau

The Descombes family farms two hectares for this cuvée in a slightly cooler corner of Chablis

hands-off winemaking

mineral nerve you don't find further south

Horse & Plow North Coast Draft Horse Red 2023 extra-brut-selection balancing Bobal's raw power withThe 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