Jolie Laide North Coast Syrah 2021 Reasonable Cellar When Chateauneuf got big

When Chateauneuf got big

Orion Alpha is one of his Cabernet Franc cuvées — gently extracted

but the resulting alcohol bite trails behind the multi layered aromatics of the carefully crafted botanical blend

and for good reason

Ready to drink tonight

Jolie Laide North Coast Syrah 2021 Reasonable Cellar When Chateauneuf got bigScott Schultz cut his teeth alongside Pax Mahle at Wind Gap and that cool climate Syrah pedigree shows up loud in this bottling. The 2021 pulls organic Sonoma fruit together with two standout Mendocino sites: Hawks Butte in the Yorkville Highlands and Alder Springs. Both are rocky, high elevation, and sit above the fog line, so the grapes get sun while keeping their nerve. Picked early, whole cluster fermented, foot crushed, and aged ten months in