2017 Las Jaras Sparkling Carignan
2017 Las Jaras Sparkling Carignan
Size: 750ml
Grape: 97% Carignan, 3% Zinfandel
Producer: Owners Joel Burt and Eric Wareheim
Region: Mendocino County, Northern California (specifically Ricetti Vineyard, Redwood Valley, which is in the cool northern end of the Ukiah Valley in Mendocino County, farmed by Pamela and Tom Ricetti.)
In the cellar: No sulfur added! The hand-picked grapes were whole-cluster pressed to stainless steel tank.
Farming method: The old vines are dry-farmed and the soils are gravelly loam. All grapes are grown with chemical-free farming, alike to all the vineyards that Joel and Eric work with, which are practicing or certified organic
Tasting notes: Pale, melon pink in the glass with aromas of freshly picked strawberries, apricots and hay. Righteously balanced and an easy drinking, citrusy explosion of candied fruit.