Here’s a wine whose name is the French word meaning “A sudden strong feeling of excitement; a thrill”. And that’s exactly how you’ll feel as soon as you taste this lush Napa Valley Blend. Sourced entirely from the single Toucher Vineyard, this blend was carefully assembled in a style that is the perfect mix of Old World finesse and New World exuberance.

A drive along the Silverado Trail through Napa Valley is a journey in winemaking history. The valley floor vineyards have produced a myriad of famed vintages of stellar Cabernets. Toucher Vineyards boasts new clones and advanced systems of cultivation and trellising that enhance both quality and yields from the gravelly loam soils.

Our 2018 Frisson Toucher Vineyards captures the core of this valley floor site. Layers of vibrant cassis, black cherry, and black currant interplay with savory infusions of graphite, sage, tapenade, and tobacco that unfold in unwavering strata. Texturally, the palate displays profound density and minerality, woven with finessed tannin and backed by a brightness, purity, and freshness that transcends to a seemingly endless and pure finish.

The aromas come wafting out of your glass of black cherry, black currants, and cocoa. A deeper inhale brings savory notes of black olives, tobacco, and crushed gravel along with the lush fruit. And the fruit plays the leading role on your palate as the black cherry, cassis, and blackberry flavors unfold. The minerals, some appealing toasty notes from the oak, and the savories follow close behind and all of it lingers long on the finish. It’s then that you will experience the frisson.