I Brand and Family Cienega Valley Cabernet Franc DeRose Vineyard 2023 REDBURGUNDYROUNDUP Made by the Guinaudeau family

Made by the Guinaudeau family of Château Lafleur

transparent village-level red Burgundy at a fair price

Kirchspiel is one of his two largest holdings in Westhofen

and the 2021 vintage proved outstanding for white Burgundy

I Brand and Family Cienega Valley Cabernet Franc DeRose Vineyard 2023 REDBURGUNDYROUNDUP Made by the Guinaudeau familyThe 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