Kinsman Eades Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Kaanos 2021 CS20230804 multilayered cider

multilayered cider

fermented with semi-carbonic techniques and raised in concrete

working old-vine Garnacha in the under-the-radar Valdejalon region (an IGP rather than DO)

and limestone right by the Slovenian border

The 2023 is silky

Kinsman Eades Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Kaanos 2021 CS20230804 multilayered ciderKinsman Eades is the project of Nigel and Shae Kinsman, and Nigel's resume is the headline here: he made wine at Napa's revered Araujo Estate before launching this label, chasing a more elegant, site driven style of Cabernet. Kaanos (Kaannos) comes from a parcel on Oakville's prized western benchland, at the toes of the Mayacamas, all 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. It's raised in French oak but built for balance rather than brute power, the kind of Napa Cab