Union Sacre Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2024 CRV and the current generation still

and the current generation still does it the slow way: heirloom apples from high-trunk (hautes-tiges) trees

95% ABV (115

and this Chardonnay is raised in large 500- to 600-liter barrels

with none of the grip that keeps other Napa Cabs waiting in the cellar

Union Sacre Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2024 CRV and the current generation stillUnion Sacre is best known for Alsace inspired whites, so a Paso Robles Cabernet is a bit of a plot twist, and a welcome one. The winery was founded by two longtime friends who arrived on the Central Coast from opposite ends of the earth: Xavier Arnaudin, a French trained oenologist and former boxer, and Philip Muzzy, a self taught designer from Michigan. That French sensibility shows up here as restraint. Fermented in concrete tanks, this is a