2022 Railsback Frères "Cuvée Spéciale" Vermentinu, California, USARailsback Frres began as a ros project in 2014 by brothers Lyle and Eric Railsback, who call their ros Les Rascasses (scorpion fish in French) as an homage to Lulu Peyraud. Lulu was the proprietress of Domaine Tempier in Bandol, maker of their favorite ros in Provence. Lyle did National Sales for legendary French importer Kermit Lynch for twelve years before leaving to focus on this Santa Ynez project. His brother Eric started Lieu Dit wines in Santa

The vines mature easily on the hillside favorable to Mourvèdre

the estate comprises 15 hectares of vineyards

minerality

Spiral steel worm

The free run and pressing wine were blended

because this is a region that experiences high disease pressure

Unlike the Oscar it all happened so fast

Natural carbonation from finished fermentation in bottle

but uninspiring wines

Alberto partnered with Patrick Mata at the young age of 24 to create Olé & Obrigado

These wines are the essence of Morgon: bright

90% neutral oak for 8 months