Purple plum laced with spice jumps from this glass with underpinnings of cigar box. On the mouth, the wine is lusciously plush with soft tannins. A blend of fruit from Pritchard Hill and a legendary vineyard on the eastern Oakville floor, this wine hails from two of the most lauded AVAs in Napa Valley. The final blend is comprised of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4.5% Cabernet Franc, and .5% Petit Verdot and finished with 22 months in 70% new French oak. 350 cases produced.

Since the sale of Nine Suns to Realm Cellars, Flora and Jason Chang continue to stay busy with Plinth, their wine label they began a few years ago. Under the winemaking direction of Philippe Melka and continued relationship with Realm Cellars, Plinth produces its own expression of Pritchard Hill with a very limited batch of Houyi Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon wines. At an elevation of nearly 1300 feet, the 22-acre vineyard sits above the fog line, its vines soaking in the morning sun. The vineyard is full of dense, volcanic rock. This unique soil provides an environment for the vines to produce concentrated fruit.