Las Jaras Wines 'Cézanne' Chenin Blanc, Mendocino County, California 2023
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Las Jaras was founded in 2015 by winemaker Joel Burt and actor-comedian Eric Wareheim, who bonded over food and wine at a Malibu beach party and quickly discovered they shared a vision: wines that capture the spirit of old California through low-intervention farming and vinification. Burt grew up on his family's organic table grape operation in California's Central Valley, then spent formative years working with natural wine producers including Alice Bouvot of Domaine l'Octavin in the Jura. Their Chenin Blanc program from the Norgard Vineyard on Mendocino's Talmage Bench began in 2018 and quickly became a California benchmark. The Cézanne — named for Joel's eldest daughter, who like the wine has "a big personality" — is the entry point to the Las Jaras Chenin program and the wine that established the label's reputation for mineral-laden, savory, Loire-inspired California Chenin Blanc.
- WINEMAKER: Joel Burt
- FARMING: Sustainably farmed. Norgard Vineyard, Talmage Bench, Mendocino County. Planted 1978–1980 on a north-facing slope.
- VARIETY: 100% Chenin Blanc
- TERROIR: The Norgard Vineyard sits on the Talmage Bench on the east side of the Russian River in Mendocino County. The north-facing slope with excellent drainage produces Chenin Blanc of naturally high acidity and restrained fruit weight — ideal for the savory, mineral-driven style Burt pursues, drawing inspiration from his favorite Chenin Blancs in the Loire Valley rather than California's typically wooly or linalool-driven expressions.
- VINIFICATION: A combination of concrete egg and neutral barrel lots, vinified separately before blending.
- AGING: Concrete egg and neutral French oak.
- TASTING NOTES: Crushed rock, toasted hazelnut, and lime skin on the nose. The palate is taut and layered — quartz minerality, quince, Pippin apple, and lime building through the attack. Refreshing texture balances roundness, acidity, and saline mineral drive through a long, complex finish.
- FOOD PAIRINGS: Oysters, grilled fish, aged goat cheese, white-sauced pasta, roast chicken.
Las Jaras Wines 'Cézanne' Chenin Blanc, Mendocino County, California 2023
Las Jaras was founded in 2015 by winemaker Joel Burt and actor-comedian Eric Wareheim, who bonded over food and wine at a Malibu beach party and quickly discovered they shared a vision: wines that capture the spirit of old California through low-intervention farming and vinification. Burt grew up on his family's organic table grape operation in California's Central Valley, then spent formative years working with natural wine producers including Alice Bouvot of Domaine l'Octavin in the Jura. Their Chenin Blanc program from the Norgard Vineyard on Mendocino's Talmage Bench began in 2018 and quickly became a California benchmark. The Cézanne — named for Joel's eldest daughter, who like the wine has "a big personality" — is the entry point to the Las Jaras Chenin program and the wine that established the label's reputation for mineral-laden, savory, Loire-inspired California Chenin Blanc.
- WINEMAKER: Joel Burt
- FARMING: Sustainably farmed. Norgard Vineyard, Talmage Bench, Mendocino County. Planted 1978–1980 on a north-facing slope.
- VARIETY: 100% Chenin Blanc
- TERROIR: The Norgard Vineyard sits on the Talmage Bench on the east side of the Russian River in Mendocino County. The north-facing slope with excellent drainage produces Chenin Blanc of naturally high acidity and restrained fruit weight — ideal for the savory, mineral-driven style Burt pursues, drawing inspiration from his favorite Chenin Blancs in the Loire Valley rather than California's typically wooly or linalool-driven expressions.
- VINIFICATION: A combination of concrete egg and neutral barrel lots, vinified separately before blending.
- AGING: Concrete egg and neutral French oak.
- TASTING NOTES: Crushed rock, toasted hazelnut, and lime skin on the nose. The palate is taut and layered — quartz minerality, quince, Pippin apple, and lime building through the attack. Refreshing texture balances roundness, acidity, and saline mineral drive through a long, complex finish.
- FOOD PAIRINGS: Oysters, grilled fish, aged goat cheese, white-sauced pasta, roast chicken.