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Alma Fria San Luis Obispo Coast Syrah Stolo Vineyard 2023 SPS21 perfumed Loire cabernet franc crossedA true cold climate Syrah from the Stolo Vineyard, planted in 2008 a stone's throw from the Pacific in Cambria on the San Luis Obispo Coast. The site is farmed regeneratively and biodynamically by Raj Parr (of Phelan Farms next door); mornings are ocean fogged two days out of three and the thermometer rarely tops 80F. Alma Fria's Carroll Kemp uses 20% whole cluster and 100% neutral oak. The wine comes in at 12% alcohol bright, light bodied, peppery,