La Marea Central Coast Grenache 2022 SO20231114 A village Meursault from Les

A village Meursault from Les Terres Blanches

and patient barrel time are Byron's signatures

but in the glass it punches well above its appellation

It's juicy and fruit-forward with supple tannins and enough freshness to keep the glass moving

La Marea Central Coast Grenache 2022 SO20231114 A village Meursault from LesIan Brand has spent a decade making the same argument: California's Central Coast is a far better home for Spanish and Rhone grapes than anyone gives it credit for. La Marea "the tide" is where he tests it, with wines rooted in sea air, sandy soils and ancient seabeds. His Grenache runs in the opposite direction from the jammy, high alcohol version the grape usually gets here: light on its feet, transparent, built around freshness rather than force.