Covalence Wine

A covalent bond is the strongest bond in the universe.

Our wine is born from a recognition of the importance of connection.

JamesSuckling

97


vintage

2022

A silky, pure and delicious wine with a soft touch but good structure and great balance. The very first vintage of a new wine company, using grapes from a tiny, two-acre vineyard. So smooth, supple and drinkable, offering ripe black cherries, creme de cassis, spearmint and dark chocolate on a rather light body for such an inviting wine. Drink now or hold.

— Jim Gordon

The Wine Advocate

95


vintage

2022

The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon is the first vintage of this wine, sourced from two hillside acres of Cabernet owned by Carl Doumani and made by Aaron Pott. Available in three-packs from the winery, it's slightly lifted in character, with an almost confected edge to its aromas of mixed red and black cherries and vanilla. Plush and supple-textured in the mouth, this medium to full-bodied wine is supremely elegant and already approachable yet capable of aging and improving for up to a decade.

— Joe Czerwinski

The Wine Advocate

97-99


vintage

2023

Sourcing for the 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon remains the same two-acre parcel of vines in the Stags Leap District, planted to Wiemer and See selections. Tasted prior to bottling, this is darker and more saturated in hue than the debut 2022, while also showing more floral intricacies and vibrant cassis and blackberry fruit. It's full-bodied, rich, concentrated and tannic but also fully ripe, with hints of dark chocolate and mocha on the lingering finish. It will need more time to come around than the 2022, but it should end up being a classic.

— Joe Czerwinski

Bonds are what bind us. Family, Friends, Community.