Las Jaras Wines 2023 Old Vine Rose, Mendocino County

Item Number: 21585

UPC: 0-197644430581

Country: USA
Region: California
Sub Region: Mendocino
Appellation/AVA: Mendocino County
Estate Grown Wine: No
Vintage: 2023
Grape(s): 91% Carignan / 7% Zinfandel / 2% Vermentino
Type: Wine - Rose
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 12.39
Residual Sugar(g/L): 1.56 g/L
Total Acidity: 6.4 g/L
pH: 3.34
Viticulture: Practicing Organic

Vineyard Notes: 91% Carignan and 7% Zinfandel from Gary Venturi (organic farming), 2% Vermentino from Larry Venturi (certified organic). The Gary Venturi vineyard is in Calpella, north of Ukiah and is head trained dry farmed old vines. Larry’s vineyard is on the other side of the highway and the Vermentino is a newer block.

Winemaking Notes: The Carignan for this wine was pressed whole cluster as soon as the fruit was received at the winery. This method of juice extraction gives a savory and mineral laden wine with a fine texture. The Zinfandel was destemmed as soon as it got to the winery, after which Las Jaras added it to the press with its stems. This allowed them to get great red fruit character and avoid extracting too much bitterness. They added 10ppm sulfur and after 24 hours of settling the juice at cellar temperature, the wine was racked for native primary fermentation. Once these lots had fermented to dryness, they aged the lots in a combination of large format oak and stainless steel on light lees until bottling. The wines went through native malo-lactic fermentation at cool temperatures. In a blending trial, they liked the effect of adding a small amount of Vermentino to the blend à la Provence where they call the variety Rolle. Close to the bottling date a small amount of sulfur was added. This wine has not been fined or filtered.

Tasting Notes: On the nose, the 2023 Rosé is all about savory blue tones — think blueberry, boysenberry, and hibiscus. On the palate, it is packed with electric sensations of lime, green strawberry, and minerality with a bone-dry finish. It is texturally very light as a result of a gentle touch.

Pairs perfectly with happy hour in the sunshine.