ESTATES STRAUSS MINUET Estates Straus Minuet is an elegant Multi-Blue Ribbon Winning Female who is passing down her show ring success. Her son, Estates Spirit Dancer is a 4X Champion with Numerous Blue Ribbons & one of our herdsires. Her daughter Winter Symphony is a 2x Champion with numerous blues on our current show string, and her daughter, Estates Simtustus Symphony is a Reserve Champion banner and blue-ribbon winner! Straus Minuet is the daughter of 6x Champion Snowmass Majesty in Moonlight, whose genetics carry the finest white with a well-balanced option for Elite Color. Snowmass Majesty in Moonlight won the Ultimate Silver Trophy at the International Alpaca Odyssey (which is similar to Judge's Choice for the show) and is a sire of champions to boot, with his eldest son taking two White Color Championships at large shows! Her paternal grandsire, Snowmass Matrix Majesty, won the Reserve Dark Herdsire of the Year award at the 2011 Futurity as well as the Fawn Championship at the 2010 Futurity. Her dam, Estates Sedona is a beautiful fawn lady out of two true black parents - GB Judgement (one of the last black offspring of the legendary Accoyo herdsire, Ppperuvian Cahuide, to be born) and GB Storm Cat is (a two-time champion sired by Patagonia’s Darwin). For her next pairing, we selected the legendary Snowmass Mr Sizlin Rose. Straus Minuet is due in August 2025. Multi-Champion Offspring: On 5/21/17, Estates Straus Minuet presented us with ESTATES SIMTUSTUS SYMPHONY, an adorable medium fawn female sired by 7x Champion Crescent Moon’s Simtustus (a medium fawn male from two gray parents!) Simtustus Symphony brought home a Reserve Champion banner and 1st place ribbon at her first show - the 2018 Southern Select Alpaca Show! On 6/23/19, Estates Straus Minuet gave us ESTATES SPIRIT DANCER, a handsome medium fawn male, sired by multi-champion Snowmass Pure Passion. Her son, Estates Spirit Dancer is a 4X Champion with Numerous Blue Ribbons! On 7/26/20, Estates Straus Minuet gave birth to ESTATES PASSIONATE SUNRISE SONATA, a beautiful light fawn female sired by our magnificent Snowmass Pure Passion. On 8/10/21, Estates Straus Minuet presented us with ESTATES PASSION'S SWEET MUSIC, a lovely light fawn female also sired by multiple GET-of-SIRE winner, Snowmass Pure Passion. On 2/24/23, Estates Straus Minuet presented us with ESTATES WINTER SYMPHONY, a beautiful medium fawn female sired by our 14 Champion and 3X Judge's Choice recipient, Estates Passionate Fever. We are proud to announce that Winter Symphony won Color Champion at the 2023 VAOBA Fall Derby, First Place & Reserve Champion at the 2023 A-OK Rose Rock Alpaca Show, as well as numerous Blue Ribbons on our show string (2024 The Futurity, 2024 AWE, 2024 TxOLAN Sweetheart Spectacular, 2023 Buckeye Alpaca Fall Fest: Halter & Walking Fleece, and 2023 VAOBA Fall Derby)!

“Snowmass Pure Passion is the most magnificent light fawn Matrix son Snowmass Alpacas has ever produced.” ~ Snowmass Alpacas LLC. Snowmass Alpacas explained that Snowmass Pure Passion represented 30 years of passion in breeding for the perfect-colored fleece on the most beautiful-bodied alpaca. When Pure Passion was born, they stated that he was one that you could not take your eyes off. His fleece is extraordinarily fine, and gloriously bright, showing consistency of excellence from top to bottom as his pedigree would predict and his histograms reflect. Snowmass Pure Passion was first shown in 2009 at AOBA Nationals where he was awarded 1st place as well as Champion. Making him a 4th generation champion! In 2010, he took a 2nd to his brother Snowmass Matrix Elite in two shows, International Alpaca Odyssey and the Futurity, with the judges stating that Matrix Elite was denser but Pure Passion finer. Correctly so, as you see in his 5th fleece which measures 17.0 AFD. Snowmass Alpacas further stated, "If you asked us to show you what we think an ideal alpaca looks like, we would take you to the pasture to see Snowmass Pure Passion." “Pure Passion is a spectacular fawn herdsire who maintains a superb fine, uniformed fleece. I can’t wait to see what this male puts on the ground.” ~ AOA Judge Kevin O’Leary. 7X BLUE Ribbons for GET of SIRE - This stud will bring success to every aspect of your breeding program! Outstanding conformation Extreme fineness Consistent, dense, bright fleece Proven to produce same characteristics Reproduces in all colors Top 5% EPD's in 2020-2024, FIVE traits in 2021-2024 and ALL SEVEN in the Top 11%. Pure Passion’s 15.5-year-old histogram results are in! 21.8 AFD 4.0 SD 20.7 SF 18.2% CVD 8.0microns CEM 0.8%<15 96.6 CF 51.7 CRV 37.6 SDC With the fantastic pedigree, fleece, and phenotypical attributes it’s not surprising that he is a cornerstone of Alpaca Country Estate’s breeding program. His prepotent genetics continue to create champion after champion. He has been able to produce true black, silver grey, and rose grey cria! His most noted offspring are Estates Pure Passion Rose Legacy XXX (multi-champion, Futurity Champion, National Invited Champion, and Dark National Supreme Champion) and Estates Passionate Fever (14x Champion, 3x Judges Choice.) He continues to produce champions year after year! In the fall of 2023 Estates Pure Golden Honey and Estates Pure Aleutian both brought home banners! Pure Passion's breedings have now closed. We have selected top quality females to breed to Pure Passion and have select cria available. We also have several extraordinary, beautiful females bred to Pure Passion available for sale.