Poco a Poco means little by little in Spanish. This is the philosophy farmer and winemaker Luke Bass takes when making the Poco a Poco wines. Everything about growing grapes and making wine is Poco a Poco (little by little). When a block of vines takes an extra few years to grow up the stake, it’s poco a poco. When each cluster of grapes is sorted by hand, it’s poco a poco. When the wine in barrel takes a month or two longer to finish fermentation, it’s poco a poco. Quality farming and thoughtful winemaking cannot be rushed, instead the Poco a Poco philosophy should be embraced.
The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon is from the Forchini Vineyard in Dry Creek Valley. These Cabernet Sauvignon vines are 30 years old and farmed organically. The wine was native yeast fermented and aged in neutral French oak barrels. This Cabernet Sauvignon was bottled un-fined and unfiltered, the only addition was a tiny amount of sulfur at bottling. This wine is a great balance of both ripe and tart fruit flavors with savory tones.
