Alfaro Family Santa Cruz Mtns Estate "A" Syrah 2023 CRV 24 cases made

24 cases made

but it's the kind that comes from cool-climate freshness rather than ripeness

A blend of 93% Cabernet Sauvignon

cooler vintage—a youthful Pauillac built for the cellar

replanting Pauillac land that had sat fallow since phylloxera

Alfaro Family Santa Cruz Mtns Estate "A" Syrah 2023 CRV 24 cases madeA 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