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$11.55The Story
The 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 peppercorn, dried herbs. Medium-bodied and light on its feet, with fine chalky tannins rather than a wall of them. Cab Franc as a Loire drinker would recognize it, grown on California limestone.
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The 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 peppercorn, dried herbs. Medium-bodied and light on its feet, with fine chalky tannins rather than a wall of them. Cab Franc as a Loire drinker would recognize it, grown on California limestone.
