Vincent Paris Saint Joseph Les Cotes 2023 SPCALIFORNIA Ramiro Ibanez calls his bodega

Ramiro Ibanez calls his bodega an albarizatorio - a laboratory for the white chalk soil of Sanlucar - and Miraflores is his benchmark bottling

like liquid rocks with a tiny touch of sea salt that always opens our appetite for seafood

There's a unique thrill in finding a bottle this good at this price

A naturalist's Italian-grape California red that finally gets the variety right

Vincent Paris Saint Joseph Les Cotes 2023 SPCALIFORNIA Ramiro Ibanez calls his bodegaSaint Joseph's terraced granite slopes "les ctes" produce some of the most elegant Syrah in the Northern Rhne, and Vincent Paris is one of the appellation's most thoughtful interpreters. His work in Cornas has put him at the center of the new generation rewriting what Northern Rhne Syrah can be, and this Saint Joseph carries the same DNA: fresh, energetic, dancing, with the nuance of great Pinot Noir. From steep terraces, hand farmed, and bottled with