2023 | I. Brand & Family Cabernet Franc "DeRose Vineyard" | Cienega Valley | USA Etna even in the early going

even in the early going

Though the nose has evolved a bit

Costal’s Les Truffières sits at the more generous end of the spectrum

~25% new oak

2023 | I. Brand & Family Cabernet Franc "DeRose Vineyard" | Cienega Valley | USA Etna even in the early goingCabernet Franc from the oldest commercial vineyard in California vines rooted in history, made by a Central Coast cult hero. Ian and Heather Brand founded I. Brand & Family in 2008, championing California's overlooked vineyards and grapes. This Cabernet Franc comes from the historic DeRose Vineyard in the Cienega Valley part of the original Vach planting from around 1850, the longest continuously producing commercial vineyard on the West Coast on