RED GRANITES LAPU: Top 10% EPDs in 2021 Lapu is a handsome male with extremely dense, uniform fleece, long staple, & balanced conformation. His yearling fiber stats: 17.7 AFD, 3.5 SD, CV 19.5, %>30 0.5, spin fineness 17, mean curv, 32. As a working stud, producing champion offspring with remarkable fleece and compact conformation. This is no surprise as he is a 5x banner winner (2 Reserve Champion at AOA Nationals,) son of champions, and 5th generation champion. His well-known sire, the late Kirwin is a 13x banner winner (AOBA National 2x RC,) with grey offspring! His dam, Irish Meadows’ My Lacy is a 4x champion, including an AOA National championship like her sire. CHAMPION PRODUCER! We Have Some Dynamite News to Share... Lapu's first crias are on the ground and winning in the show ring! We are excited to announce that his 2022 True Black daughter, Estates Shalon recently received a Color Championship banner and Blue Ribbon (out of a class of 4) at the 2023 Houston Livestock Alpaca Halter Show!

ESTATES SATIN MARIJA Marija is sired by Estates Satin Cloud, an outstanding 8x Champion true black herdsire out of Snowmass Satin Reserve XX and Premier's Adriana. Satin is a well-structured, proud male with a very handsome head. He is fine with beautiful curvature, consistent fleece, dense, and bright. Satin Cloud's progeny won the Black Male Color Championship, Black Female Color Championship, and Black Male Reserve Color Championship banners at the 2019 Carolina Alpaca Showcase! Satin Cloud now resides in Sweden, making his genetics much more valuable. Marija's dam, Patagonia's Marinella was the Brown Color Champion at Alpacapalooza in 2013 and was assessed by Judge Amanda VandenBosch as an A- with strong points in all areas of conformation; as well as areas of fiber including fineness and handle, uniformity of micron, density, brightness, lack of medullation and coverage. Estates Satin Marija ranked in the Top 25% EPD's for 2021. Offspring: On 6/24/22, Marija presented us with a lovely medium fawn female sired by 5x champion, Red Granites Lapu. On 7/30/23, Marija gave us a beautiful true black female sired by Estates Shinso (ribbon winning TB male out of Patagonia Estates Sakima). We are excited to announce that her daughter, Estates Satin Princess, just brought home a Color Championship banner at the 2024 MAPACA Mid-Atlantic Gala show!