Paysan San Benito County Old Vines Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 SHELF bittersweet profile comes from quinine

bittersweet profile comes from quinine in the cinchona bark and the mountain gentian's natural bitterness

espresso and rich dark fruits are countered by the drying finish of star anise and hickory

The vineyard was originally planted to produce grapes for dessert wines (Pais

with salty nectarine and lime followed by a spicy

with a deep violet color

Paysan San Benito County Old Vines Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 SHELF bittersweet profile comes from quinineOld vine Cabernet from San Benito County not a sentence you read often, and that's exactly the point of Paysan. Ian Brand is one of the Central Coast's most curious winemakers, and this bottling pulls fruit from older Cabernet plantings in a region better known for everyday wine than serious red. In his hands, it becomes something else: medium bodied, savory, herbal edged, with cassis and dried sage and a real sense of place. The opposite of glossy