I Brand and Family Cienega Valley Cabernet Franc DeRose Vineyard 2023 060526OFFER these wines have only gotten

these wines have only gotten better

where cold fog and ocean wind keep everything taut

three of which are vintage-dated

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

has been in that camp from the start

I Brand and Family Cienega Valley Cabernet Franc DeRose Vineyard 2023 060526OFFER these wines have only gottenThe 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