Alfaro Family Santa Cruz Mtns Estate "A" Syrah 2023 CRV cooler vintage—a youthful Pauillac built

cooler vintage—a youthful Pauillac built for the cellar

and his Pinot Grigio has become the bottle that converts skeptics

and the winemaking mirrors her premier crus: 350L barrels

replanting Pauillac land that had sat fallow since phylloxera

Alfaro Family Santa Cruz Mtns Estate "A" Syrah 2023 CRV cooler vintage—a youthful Pauillac builtA 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