{"product_id":"2019-keep-wines-counoise-david-girard-vineyard","title":"2019 Keep Wines Counoise David Girard Vineyard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRegion: Sierra Foothills \u0026lt; CA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrape: Counoise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eVineyard\/Cellar Stats: Certified organic farming; made in the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003etraditional carbonic method, 14 days of enzymatic fermentation and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethen a light foot tread to finish fermentation. This wine has no added\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eS02 and was aged in neutral oak for 6 months before bottling. This is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea delicate fruit forward wine, to be served chilled or cellar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003etemperature. Native yeast fermentation, bottled unfined\/ unfiltered\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith zero-added So2; zero-zero; 11.25% ABV 125 cases\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinemakers: Johanna Jensen and Jack Roberts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinemakers Jack Roberts (Matthiasson Wines Assistant Winemaker) and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohanna Jensen (formerly with Scholium Project and Broc Cellars) are\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe husband \u0026amp; wife team behind this tiny winery based in Napa, which\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethey work on the side while keeping their day jobs.  Sourcing organic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(or better) fruit from some sweet NorCal vineyard sites, they do all\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof the work themselves from vineyard management  to bottling, the true\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003evigneron tradition to make small lots of interesting wines, preferring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eless ripe fruit and minimal manipulation.  As a result, Keep wines are\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003erefreshing light and honest, like this elegant light red.  From the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecertified-organic David Girard Vineyard in the Sierra Foothills, they\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eget just 1.5 tons of Counoise (an obscure French varietal), which they\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eferment carbonically.  The result is pure juice box.  Translucent red\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith a hint of orange in color, it has beautiful red cherry,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003epomegranate and strawberry fruit with good structure and acidity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's somehow light and luscious at the same time, and tastes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003enostalgic, sort of like Smucker's strawberry jelly (the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003efruit-sweetened kind) swirled into cola and slurped through a red\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eliquorice straw.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSERVE SLIGHTLY CHILLED\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Rock Juice Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67774328930583,"sku":"jnd1792015343442","price":18.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1007\/6690\/8695\/files\/2019-keep-wines-counoise-david-girard-vineyard_1.jpg?v=1792015351","url":"https:\/\/debclubcladfit.shop\/products\/2019-keep-wines-counoise-david-girard-vineyard","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}