Paysan San Benito County Old Vines Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 SHELF espresso and rich dark fruits

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

with a deep violet color

parcel by parcel

with ZERO chemical impact: ZERO in the countryside and ZERO in the cellar

faintly smoky

Paysan San Benito County Old Vines Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 SHELF espresso and rich dark fruitsOld 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