After you come out of the hollow between Jordan and Vineland – the very hollow that delineates the Twenty Mile Creek after which the famous Twenty Mile Bench VQA Sub-appellation was derived – Cuesta is your first vineyard up on the Bench to your left. You can smell the saline seashore crustaceans here. A lovely nose of red-fruited berries. Very direct. Red raspberries and a flinty sea spray lead to a fruity, stony finish that is crunchy–stony more than fruity, at least at the moment! What a marvel! Great varietal correctness, with some cranberries and grapefruit pith citrus nuances. Lovely and long. Will get better for at least five years.

A word from Mary: A beauty makes a stunning second début on the Bench!

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