Las Jaras Wines - Slipper Sipper Nouveau Old Vines Mendocino County 2026

Our first wine of the vintage is always Slipper Sippers, a festive and fresh ode to Nouveau reds intended to bring people together. Nouveau as a style of winemaking originated in Beaujolais, just south of Burgundy, where Gamay Noir is made using carbonic maceration. The process involves filling open top tanks with whole-cluster grapes and carbon dioxide, then sealing them for several days to kick off fermentation. Pioneering wine chemist and natural winemaker Jules Chauvet popularized this technique in the mid-20th century to make light, fruity, and delicious wines. Through the years we have pulled back from the carbonic maceration technique and the wine has evolved into something uniquely Las Jaras.

The wine is mega delicious. It has a nose full of blackberry and blueberry. There are gobs of red plum and boysenberry, and pomegranate on the super juicy palate. The acidity is really bright and zippy and in the finish there is nice mouth coating tannin that keeps the wine fresh on the palate.

Type: Red
Producer: Las Jaras
Varietal:  60% Zinfandel | 40% Petite Sirah
Country: United States
Region: Mendocino County, California
Farming: Dry Farm