Lieu Dit Cabernet Franc, 2023 cencibel Nortico has no added CO2

Nortico has no added CO2

2018’s oil is an opulent balm

Aged 11 months in oak barrels

Luneau-Papin

GRAPE VARIETY Gruner Veltliner

Lieu Dit Cabernet Franc, 2023 cencibel Nortico has no added CO2Lieu Dit is a relatively new winery, a partnership between friends Eric Railsback and Justin Willett in Santa Barbara. They are making solid, exciting, highly sought after wines on the Central Coast, focusing on Loire Valley varietals. Roasted red pepper, dark violets, black plum, suede, tobacco, eucalyptus + graphite on the nose. The palate shifts to dark plum and perfectly ripe blackberries; well integrated tannins and a precise, structured finish