I Brand and Family Cienega Valley Cabernet Franc DeRose Vineyard 2023 060526OFFER and what comes out is

and what comes out is a Pommard with its shoulders down — black cherry and plum

these wines have only gotten better

Roughly half the blend here is reserve wine

Rouget's Echezeaux Grand Cru is a touchstone of the appellation

three of which are vintage-dated

I Brand and Family Cienega Valley Cabernet Franc DeRose Vineyard 2023 060526OFFER and what comes out isThe DeRose Vineyard sits directly on top of the San Andreas Fault, which is not a figure of speech. The limestone the fault shoved up out of the ground is precisely why Ian Brand keeps coming back. Brand has built his name on the odd, overlooked corners of the Central Coast, sites nobody else bothers to farm, and this Cabernet Franc is his argument for them. It's the savory, mineral version of the grape: wild red berries, crushed rock, green