Las Jaras 'Slipper Sippers Nouveau' 2024 Mendocino, California

Grapes: 65% Zinfandel, 35% Carignan

Place: California

Story: Joel & Eric on this wine: “A Nouveau is born! Nouveau is the name given to the first wine of the vintage. The style originated out of Beaujolais, just south of Burgundy where they make wines from Gamay Noir using the technique carbonic maceration. In carbonic maceration, open top tanks that have been inertized with carbon dioxide are filled with whole cluster grapes and then sealed for a number of days. Pioneering wine chemist and natural winemaker Jules Chauvet employed the technique in the mid 20st century to make light, fruity and delicious wines. This is essentially how we made this wine!” 

Distributor: Jenny & Francois