2020 Novelty Hill "Royal Slope" Red, Columbia Valley, Washington, USAABOUT THIS WINE The Royal Slope Red is a flagship blend from Novelty Hill, crafted from carefully selected parcels within Washingtons Royal Slope AVAan elevated subregion of the Columbia Valley known for its long growing season, diurnal temperature shifts, and volcanic loess soils. These conditions yield wines with both concentration and vibrancy. The 2020 vintage is a Bordeaux style blend, typically dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, with

elegant wines from their tiny holdings with the help of Giulio Gambelli

The distinctive winemaking techniques used at the domaine have become the hallmark of their unique style

Known for their meticulous vineyard practices and a deep respect for the region’s unique terroir

Fairsing and Winderlea

which he renamed Domaine Dujac (a pun on his first name

limestone soil from lower on hill in Brézé (older vines) and Clos des Carmes and Clos Guichaux (younger vines)

The temperature is constant all year-round and give a perfectly smooth cocoon for his slumbering wines

The vineyard’s chalky soils and east-facing exposure lend the wine both mineral cut and aromatic finesse

which are sometimes over 100 years old and produce loose clusters with very small-berried and highly aromatic fruit

Vincent Bitouzet’s ancestral roots in Burgundy cover the last two centuries and the Bitouzets were one of the first of the family domaines in this region to bottle their wines

2021 Genevieve Cap Classique Blanc de Blancs Brut (Bot River

Here he planted ungrafted vines from pre-phylloxera French origin on an expanse of land called La Estancia