Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Trailside Vineyard 2018 NO20230705 Luis Seabra left a high-profile

Luis Seabra left a high-profile winemaking post to chase terroir on his own terms

The result is a wine that prioritizes freshness and precision over power

This blends spontaneously fermented beer with hand-picked organic sour cherries and Pinot Noir grapes

aged around three years on the lees

Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Trailside Vineyard 2018 NO20230705 Luis Seabra left a high-profileTrailside is one of Heitz Cellar's three single vineyard Cabernets, an 85 acre patchwork of clones and soils tucked between the Silverado Trail and Conn Creek on the eastern side of Rutherford. It's been part of the Heitz estate since 1984 and is now farmed organically. Heitz works it block by block, each lot aging separately through four years in oak before the final blend, in the patient, old school Napa style the house is known for. The 2018 is a