Peyrassol, Mediterranee Rose "La Croix", 2025 SO042225 Pierre Paillard Alphonse Mellot is the 19th

Alphonse Mellot is the 19th generation to farm here

One of the most polished and consistently ageworthy Cabernet Francs made in the Finger Lakes

which is part of why you have heard of one and not the other

19% Cabernet Franc at 13

moved to the Dundee Hills in 1965 with 3

Peyrassol, Mediterranee Rose "La Croix", 2025 SO042225 Pierre Paillard Alphonse Mellot is the 19thPeyrassol's everyday Mediterranean pink, all the polish and a wider canvas. La Croix sits one tier below the Rserve des Templiers in the Peyrassol lineup, working under the broader IGP Mditerrane appellation so the team can pull from the estate's Coudonnier area vineyards plus a select group of partner growers. The blend leans on Cinsault for lift, fleshes out with Grenache and Syrah, and finishes with a dash of Caladoc for color and body. It's the