I Brand and Family Cienega Valley Cabernet Franc DeRose Vineyard 2023 REDBURGUNDYROUNDUP Aged a minimum of six

Aged a minimum of six years

Kirchspiel is one of his two largest holdings in Westhofen

Made by the Guinaudeau family of Château Lafleur

elegant blanc de blancs from the Grand Cru villages of Cramant

An Italian herbal liqueur made from a secret mix of 40 botanicals

I Brand and Family Cienega Valley Cabernet Franc DeRose Vineyard 2023 REDBURGUNDYROUNDUP Aged a minimum of sixThe 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