Le P'tit Paysan is a medium-full bodied wine with low alcohol, nuances of dark black fruit, purple violets, and a slight hint of dried herbs to explode in the nose and on the palate. The combination of well-drained, alluvial soils, old vines, daytime heat, and nighttime cool, creates fruit that is uncommonly structured and ripe, yet fresh and mineral driven.
Pairs well with steak, duck, game, hearty stews, ribs, and dark, rich sauces.
"From a secret selection of old vines, Ian Brand delivers aromas of dried blackberry, leather, cocoa and a touch of lavender on the very dry nose. The palate is tightly wound with tannins and a rocky minerality, offering flavors of black currant, pastry and coffee bean. - Matt KETTMANN."
- Wine Enthusiast (October 2020), 92 pts
"Warm aromas of baked red cherry and caramel grow more complex due to a gravelly minerality and hints of peppercorns on the nose of this bottling by Ian Brand. The palate leads with oregano and pepper, those spices overwhelming the fruit, and the rocky minerality continues, leading into a cocoa-laced finish. It is a lithe and lively style of Cab."
- Wine Enthusiast (June 2018), 91 pts - Editors' Choice
Ian and Heather Brand founded I Brand Family Wines in Central Coast California in 2008. Ian’s first winery job was with Bonny Doon Winery; he then went to work for ...
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