Arnot-Roberts Napa Valley Cabernet Franc Watson Ranch 2024 MENU Bottled by hand in this

Bottled by hand in this generous magnum format—a wine for serious exploration of the Rhône's hidden corners

which was regrafted onto Merlot vines rooted in sandy soil since 2008

crushed almonds

grandson of a vigneron

Arnot-Roberts Napa Valley Cabernet Franc Watson Ranch 2024 MENU Bottled by hand in thisWatson Ranch sits on a steep hillside on the southern edge of Napa, overlooking San Pablo Bay, with cool winds off the water and unusual calcareous clay over limestone soils that are exceedingly rare on the North Coast. The Cabernet Franc is a Loire clone block grafted in 2014 alongside the Chardonnay barely an acre, just a handful of barrels a year. The result is the opposite of typical Napa Cab Franc: airy, chalky, and lifted, with herbal lift and