{"title":"Wine from I. Brand and Family","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/4677\/5087\/files\/cedar_lane_vineyard-4032-600-400-90-100x200.jpg?v=1773514110\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey did not set out to make these wines. They discovered great vineyards at the edge of sensible farming and decided to bring them to light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe farther they looked, the more they found – remote, challenging vineyards, with hard depleted soils, and intense sunlight tempered only by the coastal breeze. Vineyards capable of producing only the most idiosyncratic wines. Their goal as winemakers is to lightly polish the roughest edges and leave the idiosyncrasy intact. It is here in the back country, filled with individual character, where Le P’tit Paysan comes to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fieldedoutput1\"\u003eWinery Production: 11,000 \/ \u003cspan class=\"suffix\"\u003e9L cases\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fieldedoutput1\"\u003eVarietals Produced: Chardonnay, Viognier, Grenache, Mourvedre, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Albarino.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fieldedoutput1\"\u003eWinemaker: Ian Brand\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIan Brand's first winery job was in the lab and cellar at Bonny Doon Winery in Santa Cruz. Ian was Vineyard Manager and Assistant Winemaker at Big Basin Vineyards in the Santa Cruz Mountains for four years before he and Heather began their own project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the growing sites I Brand Family Winery looks for shallow, rocky soils, good site selection and proper varietal match with the soil and climate. The often overlooked greater Monterey Bay Area has a plethora of underappreciated, rocky vineyards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVineyard names:\u003cbr\u003eFellom Ranch, Bates Ranch, Besson, Summers, Wheeler, Brigantino, Bayly Ranch, Enz, Brosseau, Spur Ranch, Kristy, Quail Run, La Belle Rose, Cedar Lane, Mission Ranch, Escolle, Arroyo Seco Canyon, Los Ositos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFarming:\u003cbr\u003eBrosseau (cert organic)\u003cbr\u003eEnz (practicing organic, dry farmed)\u003cbr\u003eBesson (dry farmed)\u003cbr\u003eBates (dry farmed)\u003cbr\u003eSustainable: Kristy, Bayly, Quail Run, Los Ositos.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"i-brand-amp-family-graff-family-vineyard-melon-de-bourgogne-2022","title":"I. Brand \u0026 Family Graff Family Vineyard Melon de Bourgogne 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eI Brand Melon de Bourgogne Chalone is made from Melon de Bourgogne.The Graff Family began working in Chalone in the early 60s, with Dick Graff as the driving force behind the Chalone Vineyard, building, with the support of his brothers and a gaggle of stockholders, the original 1919 planting to international fame. After selling the Chalone group and Dick's untimely death in a plane crash, the family's land holdings have shrunk progressively to just this 160 acre parcel, owned by Dave Graff and his children. On those 160 acres is a small 3 acre vineyard planted in 1989 to Syrah, Mourvdre and Melon de Bourgogne. The site has depleted, granitic soils. The Melon de Bourgogne in Chalone was originally thought to be Pinot Blanc. Dick Graff distributed cuttings of these vines as far as Oregon. In the 1970s, a visiting ampelographer correctly identified the vines as Melon de Bourgogne. These vines were selected from the older Pinot Blanc' planting and can legally be labeled as either (but we like accuracy).The wine comes from a tiny parcel of 30 year old Melon planted on depleted granitic soils. The warm days and cold nights of the Chalone AVA produce a perfect balance of concentration and acidity, which Ian Brand amplifies with a few days of skin contact. The pure aromas of light peach, pear and gardenia are slightly toasty on the nose. The palate is defined by lemon-skin and grapefruit-pith grip, with a touch of baked apple in the midpalate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I. 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Zabala Vineyard is one of the rockiest vineyard I Brand works with, full of what is locally known as Greenfield Potatoes', which are the rather inedible round river stones that dominate the soil and have been collected into piles and walls at every in the basin. This vineyard is located directly in the path of the daily Salinas Valley winds, which control sugar development and retain natural acidity. Certified organic grapes.Tasting Notes: Light-bodied. Aromatic explosion on the nose. Lime, gooseberry, green melon, grapefruit, white peach, passion fruit. Crisp, tart, clean with bright acidity on the palate. Neutral oak ageing provides subtle creaminess, while still exhibiting trademark green notes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I. 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The Petite Verdot is sourced from the Paicines AVA and grows in rocky alluvial deposits above the Tres Piños Arroyo. All three vineyards experience the warm days and cold nights typical of the Central Coast, allowing these late ripening Bordeaux varieties to be picked at high acidity and moderate sugars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"word-wrap: break-word;\"\u003eLe P'tit Paysan offers intense blackberry, dark cherry aromas, chocolate, herbaceous and toasty notes on the palate. 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