Varieties: Marsanne, Syrah, Mourvèdre
Location: Los Olivos District AVA, CA
Alcohol: 12.8%

A fresh but serious expression of Ibarra-Young Vineyard. Delicate yet fairly formal. Light, alive, easy, crushable – but in a fancy way.

The grapes were harvested into the same picking bins and brought to the cellar to be destemmed into a two ton fermenter. After native fermentation commenced, this wine was made in a gently ‘infusion style’ with minimal pourovers and only the lightest of love touches. Périphérie was sent to press after 10 days on skins, then aged for 6 months in neutral French oak barrels before being bottled unfined and unfiltered.

These vines are part of the original planting by Charlotte Young in 1971. The 2024 vintage marks these vine’s 53rd harvest. This wine comes from the far western side of the property, the edge, or the périphérie.