In 2015, East coasters Aaron and Cara Mockrish moved to North Yuba, California with a mind to start a farm raising sheep and growing vegetables.  That all changed when they encountered a bottle of 2008 Clos Saron ‘Black Pearl.’  The wine captivated them and upon discovering that Clos Saron was just up the road they set out to make a connection.  This evolved into an apprenticeship of sorts that formed the foundation for what is now Frenchtown.  Although Frenchtown began as an ideological successor to the Clos Saron legacy, Cara and Aaron have been through a rigorous process of exploration to find their own voice.  Eye opening conversations with luminaries like Batiste Overnoy, Pescaline Lepeltier and Nicolas Gordo of Domaine Simon Bize have helped them develop new ideas about how to temper and communicate North Yuba’s monumental terroir to produce more youthful wines.