Grapes: Carignan + Zinfandel
Region: Hawkeye Ranch, Mendocino, California
Vintage: 2021
Viticulture: Organic
Soils: Gravelly Loam
Vinification: Destemmed then fermented in stainless steel tanks
Aging: 10 months in french oak barrels
Fining or Filtering: None
Sulfur: None added
Notes from the Importer: Jason Charles spent time after College working as a photographer in the US, Mexico, and Europe. He caught the wine bug waiting tables in New York City restaurants.
After experiences working in vineyards in Saint Emilion in Bordeaux and the Sonoma Coast, Jason started the Vinca Minor label to “explore the intersection between farmer, winemaker and artist.”
He believes in organic farming, and attempts to make the wines as naturally as possible, always working with indigenous yeast, never filtering or fining, and racking only once before bottling. Jason started last year with a special plot of very old carignan vines in Redwood Valley, Mendocino, and will harvest a second vineyard of Merlot in Napa Valley in 2014 for the first time.
