Alma Fria San Luis Obispo Coast Syrah Stolo Vineyard 2023 CACOFFER closer to a serious still

closer to a serious still white with bubbles than to an aperitif fizz

because if you grow up in the Aube you live closer to Burgundy than to the rest of Champagne

and built to develop

The nose exudes savory olive brine

Freisa is an ancestral Piedmontese variety

Alma Fria San Luis Obispo Coast Syrah Stolo Vineyard 2023 CACOFFER closer to a serious stillA true cold climate Syrah from the Stolo Vineyard, planted in 2008 a stone's throw from the Pacific in Cambria on the San Luis Obispo Coast. The site is farmed regeneratively and biodynamically by Raj Parr (of Phelan Farms next door); mornings are ocean fogged two days out of three and the thermometer rarely tops 80F. Alma Fria's Carroll Kemp uses 20% whole cluster and 100% neutral oak. The wine comes in at 12% alcohol bright, light bodied, peppery,