Alfaro Family Santa Cruz Mtns Estate "A" Syrah 2023 CRV10 with a delicately integrated peatiness

with a delicately integrated peatiness

Labbe et Fils is a small grower estate that champions sustainable farming and low-intervention winemaking in Champagne

the absinthe is distilled from California grapes

and plenty more who've followed Ampeau's innovations (like cover-cropping for deep roots and water management)

but with a backbone of bitter sweet chocolate and snappy oak

Alfaro Family Santa Cruz Mtns Estate "A" Syrah 2023 CRV10 with a delicately integrated peatinessA cool climate Syrah from one of California's most overlooked appellations. Richard Alfaro's estate in Corralitos sits on the ocean facing side of the Santa Cruz Mountains, where Pacific fog and a long, even growing season pull Syrah toward the savory, peppery end of the spectrum rather than the dark and jammy. The "A" bottling pulls from multiple blocks across the estate and spends 12 months in used French oak, leaving the fruit and the cracked