Detert Family Vineyards, Cabernet Franc 'East Block', 2021 so012824 January Cellar Roundup offer Pollinator Gin is the flagship

Pollinator Gin is the flagship spirit from Catskill Provisions—a woman-owned distillery known for crafting spirits that highlight regional ingredients

aged three years under flor

The slow smoking process gives the mezcal delicate stone fruit notes with a blistered pepper smoke finish

or creamy cheeses

with aromas of black cherries

Detert Family Vineyards, Cabernet Franc 'East Block', 2021 so012824 January Cellar Roundup offer Pollinator Gin is the flagshipPlanted in 1949 in what is now the To Kalon Vineyard, Deterts East Block is one of the oldest Cabernet Franc sites in Californiaand one of the most characterful. Farmed by the Detert family for generations and vinified with restraint, the wine is a singular expression of Franc in Napa: powerful, yes, but never flashy. The 2021 vintage is vivid and impeccably structured. Theres purity of fruitthink black cherry, red plum, and cassisbut also graphite,