For this wine, Las Jaras has been trying to capture a deep flavor of black plum but with light weight. To accomplish this, they've co-fermented Merlot and Zinfandel; but not in the way you are thinking! The winery actually pumped Zinfandel juice into a tank of Merlot skins, a method called “reverse saignée.” It has a lot of advantages over carbonic maceration — most notably a cleaner fermentation that results in a lighter wine that has a ton of the fruit character we love. The wine has been filtered because when you are drinking wine out of a can, you want that last sip to be as good as the first.
Winery: Las Jaras Wines
Region: Sonoma
Varietal(s): Merlot, Zinfandel, Carignan, Chenin Blanc
Alcohol: 12.34%
