Las Jaras 'Waves' Red Wine 375ml Can 2020
At Las Jaras, our goal is to make delicious wine that has tons of energy and balance. We want them to be vibrant, delicate, and supple all at the same time while also being food friendly and easy for anyone to enjoy. Our wines are designed to reflect the unique terroir of the vineyards using minimal intervention so you can taste their natural, rhythmic expression. If you are not used to drinking wines made this way, the experience can be a revelation.
Our lighter wines can elevate your daily experiences. Bring the elegant bubbles of our Sparkling Wine to your best friends engagement party. Nestle the Rosé into your backpack for a trip to the park to watch an epic sunset. Pair the chilled Glou Glou with a margherita pizza to make takeout tastier.
Our medium bodied reds pair with deep savory meals and create thought provoking moments. A holiday dinner includes a conversation about Carignan. The Cabernet Sauvignon is brought to your favorite restaurant to share a taste with your server. “Does this remind you of 70’s Napa?” And our Sweet Berry Wine demands explanation, inspires stories, and creates joy. - Joel Burt and Eric Wareheim, Las Jaras winemakers
Red wine in a can? It seemed like a crazy idea, but we love a challenge, so we set out to make a featherlight red that is refreshing and perfect to drink ice cold. The 2020 Waves Red Wine has aromas of black plum, earth, dark cherry and violets. The palate has a rich middle full of black plum, cherry, and cocoa powder. There is only the slightest hint of mouth-coating tannin, followed by a long, dry finish. A bit of sparkle makes this wine super lively on the palate, perfect for sipping out of the can or from a glass.
Winemaking Smoke taint was our biggest obstacle in 2020. To overcome it, we came up with a winemaking process that avoids having the juice in contact with the skins. Our method is inspired by the classic Jules Chauvet version of carbonic maceration, wherein the tank is drained of juice daily. This is different than the carbonic maceration method most people use today: Typically, the juice that comes out of the berries macerates with the wine to maximize extraction, but in our method, there is no juice contact with the skins or the stems, resulting in a pure carbonic maceration. This style creates a very light wine without the green notes you would otherwise have. The method was not only great for the wine; it was also great for our growers, and allowed us to harvest and pay for grapes that they otherwise would have left to rot on the vine. We added 10ppm SO2 after digging out and pressing the tanks and an additional 10ppm three weeks before bottling. Only about 25% of this blend was aged in oak, so there is a nice balance of warm tones and crunchy fruit.
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Varietal Composition | 79% Zinfandel, 21% Petite Sirah |
| Appellation | Mendocino County |
| Vineyard | Gary Venturi Vineyard |
| Acid | 5.31 g/L |
| PH | 3.57 |
| Residual Sugar | 0.6 g/L |
| Alcohol | 13.50% |
| Volume | 375 ml |
| Cases Produced | 1500 X 9L cases 375mL |
| Country of Origin | UNITED STATES |
| State of Origin | California |
| Artificially Carbonated | No |
| Sparkling Wine | No |
Gary Venturi Vineyard: zinfandel, petite sirah, dry farmed, organic
Gary Venturi Vineyard is in Calpella, just north of Ukiah on the west end of the valley. The vineyard is primarily old vines, but we used the young vines for this springy red.
