Horse & Plow North Coast Draft Horse Red 2023 CS20230828 The hill of Montosoli

The hill of Montosoli

farms a few hectares in Arlay at the center of the region and has since added parcels in Poligny

Pierre Demets

and mineral drive

Full bodied and smooth

Horse & Plow North Coast Draft Horse Red 2023 CS20230828 The hill of MontosoliThe backbone here is Carignane from hundred year old vines in the hills west of Ukiah, the kind of gnarled old planting that usually gets pulled out for something more fashionable. Horse & Plow bought the fruit instead, blended it with Grenache from the historic Block House Vineyard in Yountville, roughly 60 40 in 2023, and made the house red they actually drink. The old Carignane brings structure, spice and savory depth; the Grenache brings the