Union Sacre Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2024 CRV Bi Fri is his white

Bi Fri is his white pét-nat: Sauvignon Blanc and the local Trebbiano Modenese

and the current generation still does it the slow way: heirloom apples from high-trunk (hautes-tiges) trees

and this Chardonnay is raised in large 500- to 600-liter barrels

Named after the iconic dry stone terraces of the Saint-Joseph appellation

The Bories family builds this one for tension instead of weight

Union Sacre Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2024 CRV Bi Fri is his whiteUnion Sacre is best known for Alsace inspired whites, so a Paso Robles Cabernet is a bit of a plot twist, and a welcome one. The winery was founded by two longtime friends who arrived on the Central Coast from opposite ends of the earth: Xavier Arnaudin, a French trained oenologist and former boxer, and Philip Muzzy, a self taught designer from Michigan. That French sensibility shows up here as restraint. Fermented in concrete tanks, this is a